Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

Prussian Field Marshal and military writer (1843–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr[1] von der Goltz (12 August 1843 – 19 April 1916), also known as Goltz Pasha, was a Prussian Field Marshal and military writer.

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Colmar von der Goltz
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Colmar von der Goltz
Nickname(s)Goltz Pasha
Born(1843-08-12)12 August 1843
Adlig Bielkenfeld, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia today Ivanovka, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation
Died19 April 1916(1916-04-19) (aged 72)
Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
AllegianceFlag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg Prussia
Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg German Empire
Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_%281844%E2%80%931922%29.svg Ottoman Empire
Service/branchPrussian Army
Years of service1861–1911
1914–1916
RankGeneralfeldmarschall_%28Prussia%29.gifGeneralfeldmarschall
Pasha
Battles/warsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
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General von der Goltz Pasha, a German in service in the Turkish Army (on the right with greatcoat). Next to him is Drugut Pasha. Bitola, 1909. Photo by the Manaki brothers, (broken glass plate)