" 11-а македонска дивизия " vo filmot " Bugarija kako orudie za vladeenje na Balkanot "

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In early April, Mackensen opened the spring

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by bombarding the enemy positions at Tarnow, and this effectively split open the tired Russian front (see description, below). Mackensen then ordered the march forward, but the difficult terrain and the fighting retreat by the Russians made for slow going. Mackensen reached Przemysl in early June, and aided the Austrian recapture of Lemberg on 22 June 1915. Meanwhile, Mackensen was given command of the k.u.k. Husaren-Regiment 10, on 11 June 1915.

Following the glorious achievement of the campaign against Russia, Mackensen was given the task of leading the campaign against Serbia in October 1915. This he did with great veracity, using both the German XIV. Army and the Austrian III. Army, along with help from the Bulgarians to

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. When Roumania declared war on Austria in August 1916, the Germans, fearful of their ally's collapse, mobilised all resources against the invaders. Mackensen was dispatched to Bulgaria, where he organised the Army of the Danube, made up of troops from Bulgaria, Turkey, Germany, and Austria. He invaded the Dobruja, and reached the mouths of the Danube, battling the Russians who tried to block his advance. Then he forded the river and marched to cut off the fleeing Roumanians. His efforts sped the defeat of Roumania and he was promoted to field marshal. Mackensen commanded the occupation army in Roumania until the end of the First World War.