Order of the Black Eagle
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The Order of the Black Eagle was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg. In his Dutch exile after Wor
Star of the Order of the Black Eagle
Badge of the Order of the Black Eagle.
Frederick II with Order of the Black Eagle (Portrait by Anton Graff 1781).
Friedrich Wilhelm IV, wearing the collar and cloak of the Order of the Black Eagle. Original portrait by Krüger
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
Order of the Black Eagle
…General von Lignitz – invested 18 January 1903 August von Mackensen — World War I-era German field marshal. Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta — French politician; second president of the Third Republic…
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