Alfred von Schlieffen

Alfred von Schlieffen
Alfred von Schlieffen in 1906
Chief of the German Great General Staff
In office
7 February 1891 – 1 January 1906
MonarchWilhelm II
Chancellor
Preceded byAlfred von Waldersee
Succeeded byHelmuth von Moltke the Younger
Personal details
Born(1833-02-28)28 February 1833
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died4 January 1913(1913-01-04) (aged 79)
Berlin, German Empire
Resting placeInvalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Spouse
Anna Gräfin von Schlieffen
(m. 1868; died 1872)
Children2
Known forthe Schlieffen Plan
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia (1853–1871)
 German Empire
Branch/service Prussian Army
Imperial German Army
Years of service1853–1906
Rank Generalfeldmarschall
Commands1st Guards Uhlans
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of the Black Eagle

Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃliːfn̩]; 28 February 1833 – 4 January 1913) was a German field marshal and strategist who served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906.[1] His name lived on in the 1905–06 "Schlieffen Plan",[2] then Aufmarsch I, a deployment plan and operational guide for a decisive initial offensive operation/campaign in a two-front war against the French Third Republic.

  1. ^ "Alfred Schlieffen, Graf von." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (November 2011): 1.
  2. ^ "Alfred von Schlieffen | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.