Mackensens Donauübergang

Mackensen's Danube Crossing

Crossing of the Danube by the 9th Army on November 23, 1916. Remaining Turkish soldiers outside Alexandria; German, Bulgarian, and Austrian soldiers gather around a cooking site; interrogation of Romanian prisoners; ferry traffic on the Danube; Field Marshal August v. Mackensen and Chief of Staff General Gerhard Tappen watch the troops crossing at Svishtov; Construction of a pontoon bridge; Use of Danube patrols and boats during construction; Hospital ship "Culpa" docks on the Bulgarian bank; Wounded Austrians disembark; Bulgarian cavalry rides to the Danube bank; Horse-drawn columns cross the Danube on the completed "Herbert Bridge"; Mackensen and Tappen on the Bulgarian bank of the Danube. (Fragment)

Source: Bundesarchiv