Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief...
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Karl von Winterfeldt 1813 – Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst 1824 – Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg 1837 – Job von Witzleben...
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of the GDR in 1990. The medal commemorates the legacy of Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (1755-1813), a soldier in Hanoverian and Prussian service...
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (redirect from Heinrich Friedrich Karl, baron von und zum Stein)
reforms, which are connected more especially with the name of Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst. They refashioned the Prussian army on modern lines, with...
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vom und zum Stein, Prince Karl August von Hardenberg, Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, and Count August von Gneisenau, set about reforming Prussia's...
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The death of Gerhard von Scharnhorst from a wound received at Lützen forced a reorganization of the Prussian Army's command. August von Gneisenau succeeded...
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(1877) – Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein, Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst and Theodor von Schön. Scharnhorst (1886–87), which won a prize. Friedrich...
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Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Blücher and his new chief of staff, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, reorganised his forces into two small corps totaling 21,000 men...
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and the common influence of Gerhard von Scharnhorst. Lilienstern was a close friend of the landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich and his writing contributed...
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Graf von der Goltz: Botschafter in Paris 1863-1869 (in German). Biblio-Verlag. Retrieved 25 January 2024. Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von; Sikora...
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Coalition in 1806–1807. However, under the subsequent leadership of Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755-1814), Prussian military reformers began modernizing the...
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Johanna Jannetje Schaft, Dutch communist resistance fighter (1962) Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (1963) Adam Scharrer, writer (1989) John Schehr...
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Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 620. "Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p...
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Countess Luise von Voss, 1810. Portrait of Count Karl Hermann von Wylich-Lottum, 1809. Portrait of General Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, c. 1810 Portrait...
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Walhalla (memorial) (category Leo von Klenze buildings)
1808) 34. Christoph Martin Wieland – poet (Schadow, 1807) 42. Gerhard von Scharnhorst – Prussian general (Rauch, 1830) 43. Michael Andreas Barclay de...
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Sarcophagus of Queen Louisa of Prussia Statue of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow August Hermann Francke Albrecht Dürer Equestrian...
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field marshal, Strategist and Chief of General Staff (1891–1905) Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813), general and Prussian Minister of War (1808–1810) Michael...
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reforms led by Gerhard von Scharnhorst, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, and Hermann von Boyen, and educational reforms headed by Wilhelm von Humboldt. Gneisenau...
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instigation of comparatively junior but gifted officers such as Gerhard von Scharnhorst and August von Gneisenau. Nevertheless, such measures were insufficient...
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Ludwig von Phull Second-in-command: Feldmarschall Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick Chief of Staff: Oberst (Colonel) Gerhard von Scharnhorst Unless...
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Operation Cerberus, from his headquarters at Jever. The German battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen sailed from Brest, France, up...
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Ephraim Lessing, * 1729, † 1781 Karl Bernhard Ritter, * 1890, † 1968 Gerhard von Scharnhorst, * 1755, † 1813 Emperor William I, * 1797, † 1888 Source: For some...
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Johann Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is...
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Based on a concept by Schinkel, Tieck created the tomb of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst at Berlin's Invalidenfriedhof in 1822. He also created a bust of...
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Henriette von Crayen, German salonnière (d. 1832) November 2 – Marie-Antoinette, Queen Consort of France (d. 1793) November 12 – Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian...
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The objective of this operation was to give the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen fighter protection in...
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barely escaped with his son and Karl Freiherr von Müffling, though his chief of staff, Gerhard von Scharnhorst and the rest of his staff became prisoners...
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9:02. The battleship Scharnhorst had been damaged in combat on 8 June 1940. Following preliminary repairs at Trondheim, Scharnhorst began its return voyage...
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Stein (1757–1831), Karl August von Hardenberg (1750–1822), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), and Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813) – as examples and...
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Andrés López, Peninsular War 1978 East Germany Scharnhorst Wolf-Dieter Panse Drama, War. Gerhard von Scharnhorst 1979-80 France Joséphine or the comedy of...
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