List of Famous people born in Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
First Name Gerhard
Last Name Scharnhorst
Died on June 28, 1813
Born in Germany, Lower Saxony, Neustadt am Rübenberge
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars. Scharnhorst limited the use of corporal punishments, established promotion for merit, abolished the enrollment of foreigners, began the organization of a reserve army, and organized and simplified the military administration.
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