Helmuth von Moltke (1848-1916) first saw active service in the Franco / Prussian War of 1870. Rapidly rising through the ranks of the officer corps he became aide-de-camp to Kaiser WilhelmⅡ, thus becoming part of the Emperor's inner circle.
In 1902 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was given, two years later, the post of Deputy Chief of the General staff.
Here he inspects the Prussian Infantry on maneuvers.