Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800 – 24 April 1891) became a Prussian Field Marshal on June 16, 1871.
Portrait painting of Helmuth von Moltke by Anton von Werner, portraying the Field Marshal in his Russian uniform of an honorary Field Marshal of the Russian Empire, and holding his Prussian Marshal's baton.
Dated 1874. From collection of Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
His collar of the Black Eagle order and other awards https://asiamedals.info/threads/pru...-cross-of-helmuth-von-moltke-the-elder.26270/
Field Marshal's Baton.
On display in State Historical Museum, Moscow.
Coat of arms of Prussia + "Suum cuique" - "to each his own"/"may all get their due".
Coat of arms of Counts von Moltke + "Halt fest, du Kaiserlicher bauer Bleib beim Rich es fall süß oder sauer" - "Be firm, Imperial peasant, remain loyal to the Reich, whether it be sweet or sour to you".
Portrait painting of Helmuth von Moltke by Anton von Werner, portraying the Field Marshal in his Russian uniform of an honorary Field Marshal of the Russian Empire, and holding his Prussian Marshal's baton.
Dated 1874. From collection of Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
His collar of the Black Eagle order and other awards https://asiamedals.info/threads/pru...-cross-of-helmuth-von-moltke-the-elder.26270/
Field Marshal's Baton.
On display in State Historical Museum, Moscow.
Coat of arms of Prussia + "Suum cuique" - "to each his own"/"may all get their due".
Coat of arms of Counts von Moltke + "Halt fest, du Kaiserlicher bauer Bleib beim Rich es fall süß oder sauer" - "Be firm, Imperial peasant, remain loyal to the Reich, whether it be sweet or sour to you".