Talk:August von Mackensen

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Why was the image here deleted without anyone bothering to ask User:Mackensen where he got it from? I understand that images should be sourced to begin with, but it seems to me that, by default, we should at least make an attempt to see if we can keep an image before we delete it. It seems massively unlikely that anyone is going to sue us because we keep an image of a World War I general on for the few days it takes to see if it will be confirmed. john k 22:19, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

The image crowd do seem militant at times (sigh). It's no matter. I've got some public-domain postcards I can scan; they're better quality anyway. Mackensen (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] von

The article doesn't mention when he was ennobled. Prior to the war? When he received his Blue Max? When he received the Black Eagle and his field marshalcy? Binabik80 17:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• He was ennobled around 1900; I think the promotion and the Blue Max were both in 1915. I'll find a source and add that. Mackensen (talk) 17:20, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

I added some dates of awards and commands, and expanded a bit in some other areas.Airbornelawyer 03:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birthplace

The English WP says that Mackensen was born in the Kingdom of Saxony, while the German WP says he was born in the Prussian Province of Saxony. Olessi 16:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Well, he was born in or near the village of Dahlenburg, which seems to be within the province and not the kingdom. I don't have the (German) bio in front of me at the moment, but I'd say the German wiki is right. Mackensen (talk) 17:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• • I'll change the article to link to the Province of Saxony then. If you find information stating the Kingdom of Saxony instead, feel free to change it back. Olessi 18:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)