Eberhard von Mackensen

Eberhard von Mackensen
Eberhard von Mackensen
Born	24 September 1889; Bromberg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	19 May 1969 (aged 79); Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	German Army
Years of service	1906–44
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	III Army Corps; III Panzer Corps; 1st Panzer Army; 14th Army
Known for	Ardeatine massacre
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941); ; Second Battle of Kharkov; Third Battle of Kharkov; Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Diadem; ; ;
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.

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