August von Mackensen

[JohnW]

All,

Does anyone have any career details of this man prior to WWI? I am also interested in what awards he received both prior and during WWI. So far I have been able to find te following and would appreciate any additions:

Order of the Black Eagle
Order of the Red Eagle Grand Cross
Order of the Crown ?? class
Pour le Merite with OL
Iron Cross Grand Cross and 1st (1914) and 2nd class (1870)
Hohenzollern House Order ?? class
Bavaria
Military Order of Max Joseph Grand Cross
Order of Military Merit Grand Cross

Saxony
Military Order of St. Heinrich Kommanderkreuz 1st kl.

Austria-Hungary
Military Maria Theresa Order Grand Cross
Order of Leopold Grand cross with war decoration
Military Merit Cross 1st class
Order of St. Stephen Grand Cross

Ottoman Empire
Osmanieh Order Grand Cross
Imtiaz Medal ? grade

Thanks again for any additions


John

[FANGIO]

Here's a great Bio and pics of Mackensen:
http://uhlan.chez.tiscali.fr/anglais/mackensen.html
Hope it helps.
Best regards.

FANGIO

[Gwynn Compton]

A couple of threads from this Forum on Mackensen

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... en&start=0

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... =mackensen

Gwynn

[Jan-Hendrik]

Source:

my personal collection

Jan-Hendrik

[Dave Danner]

All,

Does anyone have any career details of this man prior to WWI? I am also interested in what awards he received both prior and during WWI. So far I have been able to find te following and would appreciate any additions:

Order of the Black Eagle
Order of the Red Eagle Grand Cross
Order of the Crown ?? class
Pour le Merite with OL
Iron Cross Grand Cross and 1st (1914) and 2nd class (1870)
Hohenzollern House Order ?? class
Bavaria
Military Order of Max Joseph Grand Cross
Order of Military Merit Grand Cross

Saxony
Military Order of St. Heinrich Kommanderkreuz 1st kl.

Austria-Hungary
Military Maria Theresa Order Grand Cross
Order of Leopold Grand cross with war decoration
Military Merit Cross 1st class
Order of St. Stephen Grand Cross

Ottoman Empire
Osmanieh Order Grand Cross
Imtiaz Medal ? grade

Thanks again for any additions

John

All Mackensen's known decorations: SAO (9.9.15), Pour le Mérite (27.11.14) with Oakleaves (3.6.15), 1870 EK2, 1914 EK1, GKdEK (9.1.17), RAO.GKXmEmKr, KO1, HHO1XmSt (29.5.15), HHO2a, KD71, DA25, Cent, Jerusalem.Kr., HE1X (22.11.16), BMJ1 (4.6.15), BMV.GX (31.3.15), SH2a & SH3 (both 6.12.15), SA1XmgSt (15.12.15), X to WK1 (19.4.15), BZ2bmE, HP2b, MG2a, MMV1, MMV2, X to OV1, GSF1X (1915), GSF2a, BrH2a, HSH1X (27.1.15), SCCE (26.4.17), LH3, SLH1, REKj1XmKr, WVK1X (30.3.15), BremH, HH, LübH, ÖL1K (1914), USt1 (1915), ÖM1KmBr (1915), ÖFJ1, RA1, RSt1, TO2, TM1

Let me know if you need help "translating" the German abbreviations.

[Dave Danner]

Sorry, not "all". I forgot the Maria Theresa Grand Cross (26 March 1918).

[Gwynn Compton]

Hi Jan,

That's a great photo, any idea when and where it was taken? And also who von Mackensen was meeting with in it?

Cheers,

Gwynn

[Jan-Hendrik]

No idea, no notes on the back apart from "von Mackensen" :roll:

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

Source

General der Artillerie Dr.h.c.Friedrich v.Rabenau, (Hrsgb.) Seeckt -Aus meinem Leben 1866-1917, p.116/117

Jan-Hendrik

[Peter H]

From 1936,at the Berlin Olympics:

http://www.pickelhaubes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3624

[Gwynn Compton]

What uniform is he wearing there, a variation on his Hassuars one?

[Nicole S.]

Picture of Mackensen

Nicole

[joerg]

Another pic, shows Mackensen in 1944, aged 95 years...

[pikeshot1600]

What uniform is he wearing there, a variation on his Hassuars one?

Mosy likely the "interim" or undress order of the regimentals. One supposes he had them tailor-made 20-30 years after the war. How many other old officers did the same, I wonder.

[pikeshot1600]

From 1936,at the Berlin Olympics:

http://www.pickelhaubes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3624

He looks much more dapper than Der Scramblebrains.