Gerhard von Scharnhorst
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Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms
Portrait by Friedrich Bury, c. 1810s
Scharnhorst's grave at the Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Statue of Scharnhorst on the Unter den Linden, Berlin
Carl von Clausewitz
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Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian army officer and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinishe
Portrait by Wilhelm Wach, c. 1830
Marie von Clausewitz (née, Countess von Brühl)
Clausewitz as a young man