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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

Moltke was born on May 25, 1848, at Biendorf in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (now part of the German state of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], the son of Adolf von Moltke, a prominent [[Prussian]] bureaucrat and the younger brother of Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, for whom he would be named. He was the second of six children; his one older brother, Wilhelm Adolf von Moltke, was the grandfather of [[Helmuth James Graf von Moltke]], a notable opponent of the [[Nazi]] dictatorship.

Moltke was born on May 25, 1848, at Biendorf in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (now part of the German state of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]), the son of Adolf von Moltke, a prominent [[Prussian]] bureaucrat and the younger brother of Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, for whom he would be named. He was the second of six children; his one older brother, Wilhelm Adolf von Moltke, was the grandfather of [[Helmuth James Graf von Moltke]], a notable opponent of the [[Nazi]] dictatorship.

Slated for a military career from an early age, the young Helmuth von Moltke was formally inducted into the Prussian Army in 1869 as an officer and served in the 7th Grenadier Regiment during the [[Franco-Prussian War]], during which he received the [[Iron Cross]], Second Class for bravery. After the war he transferred to the 1st Guards Regiment (Foot) at [[Potsdam]], serving with it until 1880, when he entered the German General Staff, acting as an adjutant to his more famous uncle for much of that time. Following Moltke the Elder's death in 1891, he became an aide-de-camp for [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], and later a military attaché for the German embassy to [[Austria-Hungary]]. Upon returning to Germany, he led the 1st Guards Division from 1902 to 1904.

Slated for a military career from an early age, the young Helmuth von Moltke was formally inducted into the Prussian Army in 1869 as an officer and served in the 7th Grenadier Regiment during the [[Franco-Prussian War]], during which he received the [[Iron Cross]], Second Class for bravery. After the war he transferred to the 1st Guards Regiment (Foot) at [[Potsdam]], serving with it until 1880, when he entered the German General Staff, acting as an adjutant to his more famous uncle for much of that time. Following Moltke the Elder's death in 1891, he became an aide-de-camp for [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], and later a military attaché for the German embassy to [[Austria-Hungary]]. Upon returning to Germany, he led the 1st Guards Division from 1902 to 1904.