Hans von Seeckt
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Johannes "Hans" Friedrich Leopold von Seeckt was a German military officer who served as Chief of Staff to August von Mackensen and was a central figure in planning the victories Mackensen achieved fo
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Hans von Seeckt (third from right) next to Wilhelm II (center) and Mackensen (second from right) in 1915
Seeckt with German officers at maneuvers in Thuringia, 1925
Seeckt during maneuvers in 1926
August von Mackensen
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Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen, was a German field marshal. He commanded Army Group Mackensen during World War I and became one of the German Empire's most prominent and competent military le
Hans von Seeckt
…Johannes "Hans" Friedrich Leopold von Seeckt (22 April 1866 – 27 December 1936) was a German military officer who served as Chief of Staff to August von Mackensen and was a central figure in planning the victories Mackensen achieved for Germany in the east during the First World War. During the years of the Weimar…
Mackensen, c. 1880
Mackensen in his Life Hussar uniform with his iconic Totenkopf fur busby c. 1915
World War I monument erected by Mackensen to the Serbian defenders of Belgrade. The inscription reads "Here Rest Serbian Heroes" in German and Serbian.
Mackensen inspects soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, June 1916