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Eberhard von Mackensen

1889 - 1969

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Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (24 September 1889 – 19 May 1969) was a German general and war criminal during World War II who served as commander of the 1st Panzer Army and the 14th Army. Following the war, Mackensen stood trial for war crimes before a British military tribunal in Italy where he was convicted and sentenced to death for his involvement in the Ardeatine massacre, in which hundreds of Italian civilians and political prisoners were shot. The sentence was later commuted and Mackensen was released in 1952. He died in West Germany in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eberhard von Mackensen is the 627th most popular military personnel (up from 644th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Poland and the 28th most popular Polish Military Personnel.

Eberhard von Mackensen was a German field marshal during World War II. He is most famous for his role in the invasion of Yugoslavia and the Battle of Greece.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eberhard von Mackensen ranks 627 out of 2,058. Before him are Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Yoshijirō Umezu, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Adem Jashari, Kurt Franz, and Gyula Cseszneky. After him are Karl Silberbauer, Takeichi Nishi, Osman Pazvantoğlu, Johan Banér, Heraclius the Elder, and Alexander Haig.

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Among people born in 1889, Eberhard von Mackensen ranks 64. Before him are Efim Bogoljubov, Beno Gutenberg, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Walther Gerlach, Olave Baden-Powell, and Richard Glücks. After him are Zoltán Tildy, Amrit Kaur, Harry Nyquist, Frans Masereel, Reggie Walker, and Stanislav Kosior. Among people deceased in 1969, Eberhard von Mackensen ranks 57. Before him are Erika Mann, Ernest Ansermet, Grażyna Bacewicz, Artur da Costa e Silva, Radivoj Korać, and Dragiša Cvetković. After him are Korney Chukovsky, Wilhelm Backhaus, Raymond A. Spruance, Markian Popov, Jiří Trnka, and Kimon Georgiev.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Eberhard von Mackensen ranks 332 out of 1,694. Before him are Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (1846), Konstanty Kalinowski (1838), Vitello (1230), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Kurt Tank (1898), and Bolesław V the Chaste (1226). After him are Fritz London (1900), Leopold Trepper (1904), Franciszek Macharski (1927), Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Ivan Vyhovsky (1608), and Barbara Brylska (1941).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Eberhard von Mackensen ranks 28. Before him are Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Otto von Below (1857), Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919), Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (1889), Erich Fellgiebel (1886), and Rüdiger von der Goltz (1865). After him are Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), Walther Nehring (1892), Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz (1893), Karol Świerczewski (1897), and Casimir Pulaski (1745).

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