Field Marshal August von Mackensen
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Field Marshal August von Mackensen was a prominent German World War I commander renowned for leading successful campaigns on the Eastern and Balkan fronts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August von Mackensen | 3 |
| Field Marshal August von Mackensen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4213964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Field Marshal August von Mackensen Context triple: [Romanian Campaign, commanderForCentralPowers, Field Marshal August von Mackensen]
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Field Marshal Franz Moritz von Lacy
Field Marshal Franz Moritz von Lacy was an 18th-century Austrian military commander and reformer who played a leading strategic role in the Habsburg Monarchy’s wars against Prussia and other European powers.
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Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a senior German military commander in World War II who led major operations on the Eastern Front, including the advance toward Leningrad.
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Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron
Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who briefly commanded armored forces in the early stages of the conflict before being killed in action in 1941.
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Erich von Falkenhayn
Erich von Falkenhayn was a German general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial German Army during World War I and was a key architect of its early war strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Field Marshal August von Mackensen Target entity description: Field Marshal August von Mackensen was a prominent German World War I commander renowned for leading successful campaigns on the Eastern and Balkan fronts.
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A.
Field Marshal Franz Moritz von Lacy
Field Marshal Franz Moritz von Lacy was an 18th-century Austrian military commander and reformer who played a leading strategic role in the Habsburg Monarchy’s wars against Prussia and other European powers.
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B.
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a senior German military commander in World War II who led major operations on the Eastern Front, including the advance toward Leningrad.
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D.
Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron
Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who briefly commanded armored forces in the early stages of the conflict before being killed in action in 1941.
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E.
Erich von Falkenhayn
Erich von Falkenhayn was a German general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial German Army during World War I and was a key architect of its early war strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German field marshal
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross (1870)
NERFINISHED
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Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Order of Max Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Maria Theresa NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Black Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Red Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour le Mérite NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Tannenberg
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Masurian Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Campaign of 1916–1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Campaign of 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
Army Group Linsingen
NERFINISHED
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Army Group Mackensen NERFINISHED ⓘ German 17th Army Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ German 9th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
NERFINISHED
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1849-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-11-08 ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial German Army
NERFINISHED
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Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | von Mackensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Anton Ludwig Friedrich August von Mackensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Anton
NERFINISHED
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August NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial German Army
NERFINISHED
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Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | often wore a distinctive Death’s Head hussar uniform and black cavalry cloak ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding successful campaigns on the Eastern Front in World War I
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leading Central Powers forces in the Balkan campaigns during World War I ⓘ |
| parentOf | Hans Georg von Mackensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haus Leipnitz, near Dahlenberg, Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Burghorn near Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| spouse |
Doris von Horn
NERFINISHED
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Leonore von der Osten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Field Marshal August von Mackensen Description of subject: Field Marshal August von Mackensen was a prominent German World War I commander renowned for leading successful campaigns on the Eastern and Balkan fronts.
Referenced by (5)
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