General von Mackensen

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1846-12-06
gptkbp:burial_place Cemetery in Jelenia Góra
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:12th_Army
gptkb:11th_Army
gptkbp:death_date 1945-11-08
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General von Mackensen
gptkbp:influence German military strategy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
gptkbp:known_for German military strategy
World War I leadership
Eastern Front operations
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:military_strategy
considered a controversial figure
admired by some military historians
criticized for his role in World War I
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_Galicia
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gorlice-Tarnów
gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Caporetto
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Königsberg,_Prussia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Hirschberg,_Silesia
gptkbp:post_war_career lived in Germany
advocated for military reforms
retired from military service
wrote memoirs
gptkbp:postwar_activities political involvement
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1866–1918
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_von_Mackensen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Leeb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4