1938 Gen. Von Mackensen signing bilateral treaty *PHOTO

1938 Gen. Von Mackensen signing bilateral treaty *PHOTO

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23rd November 1938
Palazzo Chigi, Rome

Photo shows General Von Mackensen signing a bilateral treaty in Rome.

Immagine d'epoca del Generale nazista mentre firma le convenzioni culturali Italo-Tedesche a Palazzo Chigi.

Foto Istituto Nazionale Luce - Roma

Vera fotografia d'epoca, originale e autentica, completa di coeva nota al verso.

In buone condizioni.

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Note: Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (September 24, 1889 May 19, 1969) was a German general who served in World War II, and one of 882 German recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
At the beginning of World War II, Mackensen served as the chief of staff of the German 14th Army in the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Later, he was made chief of staff of the 12th Army and fought in France. On January 1, 1940 he was promoted to lieutenant general and eight months later to General der Kavallerie. In January 1941 he was made commanding general of the III Army Corps in Army Group South. When in November 1942 General Paul Ewald von Kleist was given the command of Army Group A, Mackensen took up command of the First Panzer Army which he led in the Third Battle of Kharkov in March 1943. Promoted to colonel general in 1943, Mackensen was sent to Italy as commander of the 14th Army which he led until June 1944 when he retired.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to which the Oak Leaf device was later added.

After the German capitulation in 1945, Mackensen became a prisoner of war. In 1947 he was arrested and tried as a war criminal and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to 21 years imprisonment, but he was released in 1952. Mackensen died near Nortorf in 1969.

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23rd November 1938
Palazzo Chigi, Rome

Photo shows General Von Mackensen signing a bilateral treaty in Rome.

Immagine d'epoca del Generale nazista mentre firma le convenzioni culturali Italo-Tedesche a Palazzo Chigi.

Foto Istituto Nazionale Luce - Roma

Vera fotografia d'epoca, originale e autentica, completa di coeva nota al verso.

In buone condizioni.

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Note: Friedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen (September 24, 1889 May 19, 1969) was a German general who served in World War II, and one of 882 German recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
At the beginning of World War II, Mackensen served as the chief of staff of the German 14th Army in the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Later, he was made chief of staff of the 12th Army and fought in France. On January 1, 1940 he was promoted to lieutenant general and eight months later to General der Kavallerie. In January 1941 he was made commanding general of the III Army Corps in Army Group South. When in November 1942 General Paul Ewald von Kleist was given the command of Army Group A, Mackensen took up command of the First Panzer Army which he led in the Third Battle of Kharkov in March 1943. Promoted to colonel general in 1943, Mackensen was sent to Italy as commander of the 14th Army which he led until June 1944 when he retired.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to which the Oak Leaf device was later added.

After the German capitulation in 1945, Mackensen became a prisoner of war. In 1947 he was arrested and tried as a war criminal and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to 21 years imprisonment, but he was released in 1952. Mackensen died near Nortorf in 1969.