Albrecht von Roon
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Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Pr
Albrecht von Roon in the 1870s
Von Roon statue, Berlin
Roon, center, with Otto von Bismarck (left) and Helmuth Graf von Moltke (right). The three leaders of Prussia in the 1860s. Drawing with three cut-out heads.
German Headquarters in Versailles, Roon standing at right, painting by Anton von Werner, 1900
Otto von Bismarck
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Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor
Albrecht von Roon
…German pronunciation: ; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when a series of successful wars against…
Bismarck in 1885
Bismarck in 1833, at age 18
Bismarck in 1847, at age 32