History and chronology of August von Mackensen in Germany

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World War, 1st

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Arrest
Battle Argesul
Battle Gorlice
Battle Gumbinnen
Battle Lodz
Battle Masurian Lakes
Battle Tannenburg
Birth
Cadet
Capture Belgrade
Capture Brest
Capture Bucharest
Capture Constanta
Capture Dobrudja
Capture Gurgueti
Capture Jijila
Capture Libau
Capture Lvov
Capture Macin
Capture Romania
Capture Romanul
Capture Serbia
Capture Silistra
Capture Turtukai
Commander
Crossing River Danube
Death
Field Marshal
General Cavalry
General Staff
Invasion Serbia
Offensive
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State Councillor

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Belgrade
Brest Litovsk
Bucharest
Carpathians
Celle
Constanta
Dobrudja
Gorlice
Gumbinnen
Gurgueti
Jijila
Libau
Lodz
Lvov
Macin
Masurian Lakes
Neusatz
River Argesul
Romanul
Serbia
Silistra
Sistova
Tannenburg
Turtukai
Wittenberg

August von Mackensen History of Germany


1849	Birth
6th Dec Wittenberg Birth of August von Mackensen
1869	Cadet Mackensen
Appointedadet in the Death's Head Hussars
1882	General Staff
Appointed Member of the General Staff
1908	Commander
Appointed Commander of the XVIII Corps
1908	General Cavalry
Appointed General of the Cavalry
1914	Battle of Gumbinnen
20th Aug Gumbinnen Commands Commander-XVIII Corps
1914	Battle of Lodz
11th Nov Lodz Although a Russian victory it causes the Russians to call off their offensive
11th Nov Lodz Directs the succesful German offensive at Lodz
1914	Battle of Masurian Lakes
9th Sep Masurian Lakes Leads the XVIII Corps
1914	Battle of Tannenburg
27th Aug Tannenburg Leads the XVIII Corps
1914	Commander
4th Nov Appointed Commander of the 9th Army
1915	Battle of Gorlice
2nd May Gorlice Breaks through the Russian lines at Gorlice-Tarnow & destroys the Russian 3rd Army
1915	Capture of Belgrade
9th Oct Belgrade Captures Belgrade
1915	Capture of Brest
29th Aug Brest Litovsk Captures Brest-Litovsk
1915	Capture of Libau
7th May Libau Captures Libau, Russian Baltic port
1915	Capture of Lvov
22nd June Lvov Captures Lvov
1915	Capture of Serbia
4th Dec Serbia Completes the capture of Serbia
1915	Commander
April Appointed Commander of the 11th Army
1915	Field Marshal
20th June Appointed Feild Marshal
20th June Appointed Field Marshal
1915	Invasion of Serbia
7th Oct Begins an Axis assault on Serbia
1915	Offensive
Mar Carpathians Directs the Carpathian Offensive, March-April
1916	Battle of Argesul
30th Nov River Argesul Attacks the Romanians at the River Arges ul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest
30th Nov River Argesul German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest
1916	Capture of Bucharest
6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Arges ul
1916	Capture of Constanta
23rd Oct Constanta Captures the key Black Sea port of Constanta from Romania
1916	Capture of Dobrudja
Dobrudja Captures Dobrudja from Romania
1916	Capture of Silistra
6th Sep Silistra Captures Silistra
1916	Capture of Turtukai
6th Sep Turtukai Captures Turtukai
1916	Commander
Mar Appointed Commander of the Army of the Danube
1916	Crossing River Danube
23rd Nov Sistova Cross es the River Danube at Sistova
1917	Capture of Gurgueti
4th Jan Gurgueti Captures Gurgueti
1917	Capture of Jijila
2nd Feb Jijila Captures Jijila
1917	Capture of Macin
2nd Feb Macin Captures Macin
1917	Capture of Romania
Jan Consolidates German control of Romania
1917	Capture of Romanul
4th Jan Romanul Captures Romanuli
1918	Arrest
Nov Neusatz Imprisoned by the French after the Armistice until December 1919
1919	Arrest
Dec Neusatz Released by the French after the Armistice
1920	Retirement
Nov Retires from the Army
1933	State Councillor
Nov Appointed State Councillor
1945	Death
8th Nov Celle Death of August von Mackensen