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Albrecht von Thaer, Staff Officer at Group Wytshchate noted that casualties after 14 days in the line averaged 1, 500 – 2, 000 men compared to the Somme 1916 average of 4, 000 men and that German morale was better than in 1916.
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Rousseau's conception of alpine purity was later emphasized with the publication of Albrecht von Haller's poem Die Alpen that described the mountains as an area of mythical purity.
* 1803 – Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and statesman, 10th Prime Minister of Prussia ( d. 1879 )
Title page of Vier Bücher von menschlicher Proportion showing the monogram signature of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht von Haller, a Swiss physician and physiologist made note in his 1747 book on physiology that the " water " in the brain was secreted into the ventricles and absorbed in the veins, and when secreted in excess, could lead to hydrocephalus.
These professional writings gave him a place and memorial in Albrecht von Haller, Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae ( 1779 ).
Otto von Bismark, Albrecht Graf von Roon, Helmut von Moltke, the three leaders of Prussia in the 1860s
The combination of Bismarck, Defense Minister Albrecht von Roon, and Field Marshal Helmut von Moltke set the stage for victories over Denmark, Austria, and France, and led to the unification of Germany.
Supreme command was vested in the emperor, but its first appointed chief was Infantry General Albrecht von Stosch.
Around 1160, Hanseatic traders from Lübeck established a trading post on the site of the future city of Riga, which Albrecht von Buxthoeven founded in 1201.
The Regent also appointed Helmuth von Moltke as the new Chief of Staff for the Prussian Army, and Albrecht von Roon as Prussian Minister of War and to the job of reorganizing the army.
Bismarck, ( left ), with Albrecht von Roon | Roon ( center ) and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder | Moltke ( right ).
With the aid of Albrecht von Roon's army reorganization, the Prussian army was nearly equal in numbers to the Austrian army.
The office of Minister-President ( M-P ) of Prussia was temporarily separated from that of Chancellor in 1873, when Albrecht von Roon was appointed to the former office.
Albrecht and Thaer
German counter-attacks were defeated with heavy casualties and on 28 September Albrecht von Thaer, Staff Officer at Group Wytschaete wrote that the experience was " awful " and that he did not know what to do.
A statue of Immanuel Kant for Königsberg and a statue of Albrecht Thaer for Berlin occupied his attention during some of his last years ; and he had just finished a model of Moses praying between Aaron and Hur when he was attacked by his last illness.
In front of the building there are valuable statues of Albrecht Daniel Thaer and Justus von Liebig ( restored in 2003 ).
Albrecht Daniel Thaer (; 14 May 1752 – 26 October 1828 ) was a renowned German agronomist and an avid supporter of the humus theory for plant nutrition.
* Theodor Fontane, famous German poet and author writes about Albrecht Daniel Thaer, published at Spiegel-Wissen, a project by German news-weekly Der Spiegel, available in German language only
* Ansgar Vielberg for Echocron, an economy science-site in German language only: Albrecht Daniel Thaer
* The Thaer Association in Möglin ( Germany ), German language site only: Fördergesellschaft Albrecht Daniel Thaer
Albrecht and Staff
By 1859, Wilhelm had become regent for his ailing brother Frederick William IV ; Helmuth von Moltke the Elder held the position of chief of the Prussian General Staff and Albrecht von Roon, that of the Prussian Minister of War.
The new Inspector found any move toward liberal reform blocked by the War Minister, Feldzeugmeister Ferdinand Freiherr von Bauer, the Chief of the General Staff, Feldzeugmeister Friedrich Graf Beck-Rzikowsky – and by Albrecht himself.
Albrecht and Officer
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