but it was not so long ago that he was regarded as second only to von Moltke in his abilities as a General and tactician. Born in 1810 at Schweldt, on the Oder, he was a soldier from childhood.

Freya von Moltke was born in 1911 into the Deichmann banking family, which lost most of its fortune in the 1930s depression. She married Helmuth von Moltke in 1931, after which the couple lived ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deutsche Bank has made the latest in a number of changes to its top leadership, announcing the departure of ...