Moltke

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Moltke may refer to:

People:

• Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800–1891), Chief of the Prussian, and then German, General Staff
• Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848–1916), Chief of the German General Staff
• Helmuth James Graf von Moltke (1907–1945), German jurist involved in the July 20 assassination attempt against Hitler in 1944
• Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish courtier, statesman and diplomat
• Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Danish Prime Minister
• Erik Moltke, Danish art historian

Places:

• Moltke Township, Michigan, USA
• Moltke Township, Minnesota, USA
• Moltke Harbor, South Georgia Island

Other:

• SMS Moltke, German battlecruiser
• Moltke class battlecruiser, a class of battlecruiser in the German Navy
• Moltke (crater), a crater on the Moon
• Helmuth-James-von-Moltke-Preis, a German award

[edit] See also

• Moltke's Palace, alternate name for Amalienborg Palace, the winter home of the Danish royal family