Talk:August von Mackensen

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Why was the image here deleted without anyone bothering to ask User:Mackensen where he got it from? I understand that images should be sourced to begin with, but it seems to me that, by default, we should at least make an attempt to see if we can keep an image before we delete it. It seems massively unlikely that anyone is going to sue us because we keep an image of a World War I general on for the few days it takes to see if it will be confirmed. john k 22:19, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

The image crowd do seem militant at times (sigh). It's no matter. I've got some public-domain postcards I can scan; they're better quality anyway. Mackensen (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

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The article doesn't mention when he was ennobled. Prior to the war? When he received his Blue Max? When he received the Black Eagle and his field marshalcy? Binabik80 17:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• He was ennobled around 1900; I think the promotion and the Blue Max were both in 1915. I'll find a source and add that. Mackensen (talk) 17:20, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

I added some dates of awards and commands, and expanded a bit in some other areas.Airbornelawyer 03:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Birthplace

The English WP says that Mackensen was born in the Kingdom of Saxony, while the German WP says he was born in the Prussian Province of Saxony. Olessi 16:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Well, he was born in or near the village of Dahlenburg, which seems to be within the province and not the kingdom. I don't have the (German) bio in front of me at the moment, but I'd say the German wiki is right. Mackensen (talk) 17:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• • I'll change the article to link to the Province of Saxony then. If you find information stating the Kingdom of Saxony instead, feel free to change it back. Olessi 18:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Mackensen was born in Dahlenberg not Dahlenburg. The two villages are about 250km away from each other as the crow flies. Dahlenberg (which was incorporated into Trossin in 1971), is in the current German state of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen). At the time of Mackensen's birth, Dahlenberg was indeed part of the Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen), which in turn was part of the Kingdom of Prussia. I'll make the corresponding change in the article. --Malatinszky (talk) 15:52, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Flag (place of death)

The small flag next to his place of death was apparently used between 1946 and 1950, according to the flag image page. However, Mackensen died in 1945. Is there a more appropriate flag available?--134.130.4.46 (talk) 22:29, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Interesting-death skull in photo of the uniform

Interesting military insignia-the skull in his photo as part of uniform. What is the meaning of this and why was it part of the uniform ? --Molobo (talk) 13:55, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

It's the uniform of the Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1, the "Death's Head Hussars", of which Mackensen was honorary colonel. The "Totenkopf" has a long presence in German military history, beginning in Prussia, and including Brunswick, and of course the Panzer units of the Wehrmacht as well as the SS. Constantine ✍ 14:27, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Just like the Queen's Royal Lancers and several other units of different countries. 84.139.240.127 (talk) 16:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

His fathers occupation?

It says in the article, "His father sent him to a Realgymnasium in Halle in 1865, with the apparent hope that Mackensen would follow him in his profession." Ok, but it doesn't say what was this profession. Could someone edit this? 212.246.66.153 (talk) 08:38, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

His son a Nazi General

Might be worth mentioning that he lived to see his son Eberhard von Mackensen imprisoned by the Allies as a Nazi General, but died before Eberhard's death sentence was passed, then commuted. 81.158.42.208 (talk) 12:39, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

First Wife was Jewish?

Is this mencioned in the German Wikipedia? According to the Spanish language Enciclopédia Ibero Americana his first wife was Jewish. If this is true I think it should be mencioned.213.13.245.100 (talk) 18:23, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Read quotes by August von Mackensen regarding his outlook on Jewish people in Europe, its quite telling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.80.144.61 (talk) 20:53, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

References

Scottish ancestry

An offhand remark in Keegan's "Six Armies in Normandy" mentions Mackensen being of Scottish ancestry but hiding this affiliation after the outbreak of WWI. Does anyone have further sources for this? --Turbothy 20:45, 13 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Turbothy (talk • contribs)

I have heard the German Empire spread rumors that he was really Hector MacDonald, who had not killed himself! but changed his name. I can't find a reference, though, anybody? 68.108.171.141 (talk) 01:44, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

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His second wife...

In the "Early Years" section it states that he married his second wife in 1908, when she was 22 years old.

But farther down in the "Family" section, it states that she was born in 1878, so that would make her 30 years old when she married him.

Can someone please verify which version is correct?

Jimindc (talk) 10:26, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Staatsrat

The Field Marshall was made a member of the new Prussian State Council of 1933 (Staatsrat). Did that give him the title of Exzellenz (His Excellency) that Geheimrats used? NRPanikker (talk) 20:17, 9 July 2022 (UTC)