Carl von Clausewitz
Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz
(1780 – 1831)
One of the most influential military theorists, he was widely read by generals in the 19th and 20th centuries (including during the Second World War), irrespective of their national affiliation. His ideas were heavily shaped during his participation in the Napoleonic Wars (in the early 1800s)
- Born in:
- Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), then Prussia
- Lived in:
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- Berlin (Germany), then Prussia ·
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany), then Prussia ·
- Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), then Prussia
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