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August von Mackensen

1849 - 1945

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August von Mackensen is the 141st most popular military personnel (down from 139th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Germany (down from 345th in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Military Personnel.

August von Mackensen is most famous for being a German Field Marshal during World War I.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, August von Mackensen ranks 141 out of 2,058. Before him are Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Narses, Ludwig Beck, and Abu Muslim. After him are Werner von Blomberg, Franz Halder, Bohemond I of Antioch, André Masséna, Erwin von Witzleben, and Yakov Dzhugashvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, August von Mackensen ranks 5. Before him are Ivan Pavlov, August Strindberg, Bertha Benz, and Édouard-Henri Avril. After him are Muhammad Abduh, Blanche Monnier, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Bernhard von Bülow, Felix Klein, Alfred von Tirpitz, and W. T. Stead. Among people deceased in 1945, August von Mackensen ranks 32. Before him are Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Paul Valéry, Pierre Laval, Johan Huizinga, Hans Fischer, and David Lloyd George. After him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Hácha, Hermann Fegelein, Hans Krebs, and Stefan Banach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August von Mackensen ranks 366 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Carnap (1891), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Ludwig Beck (1880), and Rudolf Mössbauer (1929). After him are Ernst Otto Fischer (1918), Martin Waldseemüller (1470), Thomas Müntzer (1489), Hermann Müller (1876), Adolf Dassler (1900), and Sophie Scholl (1921).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, August von Mackensen ranks 31. Before him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Hermann Hoth (1885), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), and Ludwig Beck (1880). After him are Franz Halder (1884), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Hermann Fegelein (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Hans Krebs (1898), and Maurice de Saxe (1696).

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