Alexander von Knobelsdorff

Alexander Friedrich von Knobelsdorff (13 May 1723 in Cunow near Crossen – 10 December 1799 in Stendal) was a Prussian field marshal.

Knobelsdorff, originally a cavalry officer, had received awards in the Silesian Wars and was commander of the infantry regiments "Brunswick-Bevern" and "von Schwarz".

At the outbreak of war against France in 1792, he remained in Stendal, while his regiment joined the corps of the Duke of Brunswick.

However, when the war situation worsened and the Duke fell ill and had to leave the coalition forces in March 1793; Knobelsdorff took over as supreme commander of the Prussian troops.

He had been a known hunter and nature lover, having frequently used the Stendal Letzlinger Heath for hiking and hunting trips.