August von Mackensen

August von Mackensen
August von Mackensen
Nickname(s)	"The Last Hussar"
Born	6 December 1849; Haus Leipnitz, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	8 November 1945 (aged 95); Habighorst, Province of Hanover, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia; ; North German Confederation; German Empire; Weimar Republic
Service/branch	Prussian Army; Imperial German Army; Reichsheer
Years of service	1869–1920
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held	Army Group Mackensen
Battles/wars	Franco-Prussian War; World War I
Awards	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross; Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves; Order of the Black Eagle
Relations	Eberhard von Mackensen (son); Hans Georg von Mackensen (son)
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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 Army Group Mackensen during World War I (1914–1918) 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. During the Nazi era (1933–1945), Mackensen remained a committed monarchist and sometimes appeared at official functions in his World War I uniform. Senior Nazi Party members suspected him of disloyalty, but nothing was proven against him.

^ David T. Zabecki, Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History, p. 808
^ See Lamar Cecil, "The Creation of Nobles in Prussia, 1871-1918" in The American Historical Review, Vol. 75, No. 3. (February, 1970), pp. 794; Gerard E. Silberstein, "The Serbian Campaign of 1915: Its Diplomatic Background" in The American Historical Review, Vol. 73, No. 1. (October 1967), 60.

[1] David T. Zabecki, Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History, p. 808

[2] See Lamar Cecil, "The Creation of Nobles in Prussia, 1871-1918" in The American Historical Review, Vol. 75, No. 3. (February, 1970), pp. 794; Gerard E. Silberstein, "The Serbian Campaign of 1915: Its Diplomatic Background" in The American Historical Review, Vol. 73, No. 1. (October 1967), 60.

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