A Quote by Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

The Army is the most outstanding institution in every country, for it alone makes possible the existence of all civic institutions.

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

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Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
March 11, 1907 - January 23, 1945

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