Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee[1] (8 April 1832 in Potsdam 5 March 1904 in Hanover) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who became Chief of the Imperial German General Staff.
Born into a prominent military family, von Boxer Rebellion 1900 Waldersee saw distinguished service as an artillery officer, and became Prussian military attaché at the Paris embassy in 1870. This gave him insight into the French defences that would prove crucial in the upcoming Franco-Prussian War, in which he played a significant role. Later, as principal assistant to Field-Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, von Waldersee gained influence with the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, who promoted him Chief of Staff on his accession.
When the Peking legation compound was besieged by the Boxer insurgents in 1900, von Waldersee was appointed as head of an 8-nation relief force. Although he arrived too late to take part in the fighting, he conducted punitive expeditions which succeeded in pacifying the Boxers.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 90 mm
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
around 1900 (German Empire)
Time
1900
Nationality/Location
Germany
State
New
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