him during the Franco-Prussian War) for his kindliness and sense of humour. Like the Crown Prince, Moltke and other key Prussian leaders, he had an English wife, Delicia Vyner and it was widely thought in conservative circles that this was the basis of a liberal Prussian clique. His least appreciated but arguably most important work was the development of the doctrine of Fire and Infiltration, the basis of Blitzkrieg. Titles, honours and awards Honorary Citizen of the City of Düsseldorf, 1871 Fort No. XII of the Straßburg Fortress, a military barracks in Halle, and a colliery in Recklinghausen, named in his honour, 2 September 1873 Honorary Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1 April 1876 Granted the noble title of Count (Graf), 1883 Orders and decorations Notes References Attribution Further reading Journals of Field Marshal Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870–71, edited by his son, Count Albrecht von Blumenthal, translated by Major Gillespie-Addison, published by Edward Arnold, 1903. Bismarck, Some Secret Pages of His History - the diary of Dr. Moritz Busch published by Macmillan & Co, 1898 The War Diary of Emperor Frederick III 1870–1871 translated and edited by A. R. Allinson, published by Stanley Paul & Co, 1927 External links Journals of Field-Marshal Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71 1810 births 1900 deaths People from Schwedt Leonhard Counts of Germany Field marshals of the German Empire Field marshals of Prussia German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War People of the First Schleswig War Prussian military personnel of the Second Schleswig War People from the Province of Brandenburg Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 1st class Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Commanders of the Military Order of Max Joseph Grand Crosses of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), 1st class Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree Commanders of the Order of the Sword Military personnel from Brandenburg