Waldersee on his diary, 16 March 1892, describing Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What he is most lacking in are fixed aims and the faculty of persisting in the line he has taken up.
— Alfred von Waldersee
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About Alfred von Waldersee
Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (8 April 1832 – 5 March 1904) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who became Chief of the Imperial German General Staff.
About Alfred von Waldersee
Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (8 April 1832 – 5 March 1904) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who became Chief of the Imperial German General Staff.
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