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Paul von Hindenburg. German Army Field Marshal, German President. Born in Posen, Duchy of Posen (now part of Poland), he served as a junior officer in the Prussian military wars with Austria in 1866 and with France from 1870 to 1871.
The victorious German commander Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg became a national hero and was later interred at the site.
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( pronounced [ˈpaʊl ˈluːtvɪç hans ˈantoːn fɔn ˈbɛnəkn̩dɔʁf ʔʊnt fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; abbreviated pronounced [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I. [1] He later became preside...
Against Hindenburg’s express wishes, Hitler saw that Germany’s great military hero was buried at the Tannenberg Memorial with Nazi pomp and circumstance. Legacy. Hindenburg’s legacy has been mythologized to suggest that he was either a puppet of Hitler or was supportive of the authoritarian ruler.
Aug 1, 2023 · Paul von Hindenburg was a significant and controversial political figure in German history who served as the second president of the Weimar Republic. While some praised him for stabilizing...
May 29, 2024 · Paul von Hindenburg was a German field marshal during World War I and the second president of the Weimar Republic (1925–34). His presidential terms were wracked by political instability, economic depression, and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, whom he appointed chancellor in 1933.
Paul von Hindenburg. German Army Field Marshal, German President. Born in Posen, Duchy of Posen (now part of Poland), he served as a junior officer in the Prussian military wars with Austria in 1866 and with France from 1870 to 1871.
