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Paul von Hindenburg

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paul von Hindenburg , 1847-1934, German field marshal and president (1925-34), b. Poznan (then in Prussia). His full name was Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg und Beneckendorff. He fought in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and was appointed (1878) to the general staff. Though retired after 1911, he was made commander in East Prussia early in World War I. General Ludendorff , who was his chief of staff throughout the war, was the real author of Hindenburg's victories. Victory in the battle of Tannenberg (Aug., 1914) over a much larger Russian... Read more
Paul von Hindenburg
...1932 Hindenburg was reelected president by opponents of the Nazis; however, his advisers considered the Nazis useful, and in 1933 he was persuaded to appoint Adolf Hitler chancellor. Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg Read more
Hindenburg, Paul Von
Hindenburg, Paul Von (1847–1934...aristocratic Prussian family, Hindenburg saw action as a junior...Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn, Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, and...Staff in August 1916, Hindenburg was over his head as... Read more

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