Alfred Von Waldersee

Alfred Von Waldersee

Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (8 April 1832, Potsdam – 5 March 1904, Hanover) was a German Generalfeldmarschall who served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1888 to 1891 and as Allied Supreme Commander in China in 1900-1901.

Read more about Alfred Von Waldersee:  Family, Early Years and Beyond, The Great General Staff, Expedition To China, In Popular Culture

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