August von Mackensen, German field marshal (born 1849)

August von Mackensen

German field marshal (1849–1945)

Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen, 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…