August von Mackensen

August von Mackensen
August von Mackensen
	von Mackensen, c. 1914–15
Birth name	Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen
Nickname	"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
Branch	Prussian Army; Imperial German Army; Reichsheer;
Service years	1869–1920
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands	Army Group Mackensen
Conflicts	See battles Franco-Prussian War; World War I Eastern Front Russian invasion of East Prussia Battle of Gumbinnen; Battle of Tannenberg; First Battle of the Masurian Lakes; ; Battle of the Vistula River; Battle of Łódź; Gorlice–Tarnów offensive; Great Retreat (Russia); ; Balkan Campaign Serbian campaign (1915) Great Retreat (Serbia); ; ; Romanian Campaign Romanian campaign (1916) Dobruja Campaign Battle of Turtucaia; ; Second Battle of the Jiu Valley; Battle of Bucharest; ; Romanian campaign (1917) Battle of Mărășești; ; ; ;
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. 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.