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August von Mackensen was born in 1849 in Leipzig, Saxonia. Although his father hoped that August would follow his footsteps and make living out of agriculture, this never happened and young August joined the army voluntarily after he graduated from Realgymnasium in Halle. He tried to go back to college, but the military life dragged him away.


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FIELD MARSHAL AUGUST VON MACKENSEN. He was born Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen on December 6, 1849 in Hans Leipnitz in the Prussian province of Saxony. To many military historians, he was considered one of the most successful commanders of the First World War. At the age of fifteen, Mackensen was sent to a Realgymnasium in Halle.


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August von Mackensen was a German military leader who is remembered for his valiant contribution during World War I. He began his military career with the Franco-Prussian War. Some of his major battles of World War I were his campaigns against Russia on the Eastern Front, against Serbia, and against Romania. Emperor Wilhelm II patronized Mackensen.


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August von Mackensen Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen ( ennobled as von Mackensen in 1899; 6 December 1849 - 8 November 1945), was a German field marshal. [2] He commanded successfully during World War I (1914-1918) and became one of the German Empire 's most prominent and competent military leaders.


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August von Mackensen. Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen, ab 1899 von Mackensen (* 6. Dezember 1849 in Leipnitz; † 8. November 1945 in Burghorn ), war ein preußischer Generalfeldmarschall. Aus bürgerlichen Verhältnissen stammend, stieg er als Offizier bis zum Adjutanten des Kaisers Wilhelm II. auf und wurde von diesem 1899 geadelt.


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August von Mackensen (1849-1945), son of an estate manager, joined the Prussian Leib-Husaren Regiment Nr. 2 as a one-year volunteer in 1869 and took part in the Franco-Prussian War. After an interlude at the University of Halle, Mackensen reentered the army as second lieutenant in 1873 and began an astonishing career.


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Legendary German Field Marshal August von Mackensen was dubbed "The Last Hussar" during his service, which included commanding units throughout the First World War, despite being in his 60s. August von Mackensen's upbringing August von Mackensen attended the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, before choosing a career in the military.


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Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen , was a German field marshal. He commanded successfully during World War I and became one of the German Empire's most prominent and competent military leaders. After the armistice of 11 November 1918, the victorious Allies interned Mackensen in Serbia for a year. In 1920, he retired from the army. In 1933 Hermann Göring made him a Prussian state councillor.


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In this episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer some community questions on what August von Mackensen did in World War Two, if there was a shortage on Fren.


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August von Mackensen, the last surviving German Field Marshal from the First World War, died on 8 March in Schmiedeberg and is buried in Burghorn cemetery near Celle. His son Hans was a Nazi diplomat, while his son Eberhard served as a general in the Wehrmacht and was later convicted of war crimes.


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August von Mackensen (ou´gŏŏst fən mä´kənzən), 1849-1945, German field marshal. In World War I he defeated the Russians in the battle of the Masurian Lakes (1914-15), conducted successful operations in Galicia, Serbia, and Romania, and in 1917 occupied Romania. Held by the French until Dec., 1919, he retired (1920) from military service and became a leader of the Stahlhelm, a.


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Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (6 December 1849 - 8 November 1945), born August Mackensen, was a German soldier and field marshal. [2] He commanded with success during the First World War and became one of the German Empire 's most prominent military leaders. After the Armistice, Mackensen was interned for a year.


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August von Mackensen (born Dec. 6, 1849, Haus Leipnitz, Saxony [Germany]—died Nov. 8, 1945, Celle, Ger.) German field marshal and one of the most successful commanders in World War I.


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Tweet. August von Mackensen was one of the most capable German generals of the First World War, commanding at the breakthrough battle of Gorlice-Tarnow, one of the most decisive battles of the war, as well as during the invasions of Serbia and Romania. He was born in 1849 in Schmiedeberg in Saxony, the son of an estate manager.


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Mackensen, August Anton Ludwig von German soldier and general field marshal of the German army Born 06 December 1849 in Haus Leipnitz, Kingdom of Prussia Died 08 November 1945 in Burghorn near Celle, British zone of occupation August von Mackensen was one of the most famous and successful German commanders during the First World War.


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August von Mackensen (1849-1945), who was born on 6 December 1849, is considered one of the best field commanders of the German army during the First World War. Sponsored Links. Although not of a military family, being the son of a land agent, Mackensen joined the elite Death's Head Hussar regiment at age 19 in 1 October 1869, serving with.