Von Mackensen’s 85th Birthday (1934-1935)

Full title reads: “Von Mackensen’s 85th Birthday. Famous German Field Marshal celebrates at Falkenwalde“ Germany. Field-Marshal August von Mackensen arrives with other military officers. He chats to soldiers. He looks through telescope. CU Field-Marshal von Mackensen. VS of Field Marshal (now in dress uniform), he is presented with flowers to mark his birthday. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.