Friedrich von Bernhardi

Military Person

1849 – 1930

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Who was Friedrich von Bernhardi?

Friedrich Adolf Julius von Bernhardi was a Prussian general and military historian. He was one of the best-selling authors prior to World War I. A militarist, he is perhaps best known for his bellicose book Deutschland und der Nächste Krieg, printed in 1911. He advocated a policy of ruthless aggression and complete disregard of treaties and regarded war as a "divine business".

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Born
Nov 22, 1849
Saint Petersburg
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Prussia
Died
Dec 11, 1930
Jelenia Góra

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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