From 1891 to 1905, Alfred von Schlieffen sat at the head of the German Imperial Staff of Generals. His most important contribution during this tenure was the Schlieffen Plan. This plan was devised to avoid a two front war in the event that France and Russia posed a threat to the German Empire at the [...]

Baron Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen is more widely known as The Red Baron, his World War I moniker. He earned this nickname due to his prowess as a fighter pilot at the controls of a red Fokker tri-plane. He has been officially credited with eighty aerial combat victories. This number is more than any other [...]