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Dec 06, 1849 Trossin, Saxony, Germany Died on 08 Nov 1945 (aged 95)
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About August Von Mackensen
- Anton Ludwig Friedrich August von Mackensen (6 December 1849 – 8 November 1945), born August Mackensen, was a German field marshal.
- He commanded with extreme success during the First World War and became one of the German Empire's most prominent and competent military leaders.
- After the Armistice, Mackensen was interned for a year.
- He retired from the army in 1920 and was made a Prussian state councillor in 1933 by Hermann Göring.
- During the Nazi era, Mackensen remained a committed monarchist and sometimes appeared at official functions in his First World War uniform.
- He was suspected of disloyalty to the Third Reich, although nothing was proven against him.
