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Eberhard von Mackensen | |
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Born | Bromberg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 24 September 1889
Died | 19 May 1969 Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany[1] | (aged 79)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 1906–44 |
Rank | Generaloberst |
Commands | III Army Corps III Panzer Corps 1st Panzer Army 14th Army |
Known for | Ardeatine massacre |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Relations | August von Mackensen (father) Hans Georg von Mackensen (brother) |
Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (24 September 1889 – 19 May 1969) was a German general and war criminal during World War II who served as commander of the 1st Panzer Army and the 14th Army. Following the war, Mackensen stood trial for war crimes before a British military tribunal in Italy where he was convicted and sentenced to death for his involvement in the Ardeatine massacre, in which hundreds of Italian civilians and political prisoners were shot. The sentence was later commuted and Mackensen was released in 1952. He died in West Germany in 1969.