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Paul von Hindenburg 1847-1934
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Back to Paul von Hindenburg, the
person:
Paul's full name was Paul Ludwig Hans
Anton von Hindenburg and Beneckendorff. He was German.
During
World War I,
Paul von Hindenburg became even more popular than
Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.
Hindenburg and Hitler
Paul's biggest
mistake was to make
Adolf Hitler chancellor. That was on January 30, 1933. Lucky
Paul didn't live to see the mess.
Hitler AND HINDENBURG
PAUL VON
HINDENBURG'S FAMILY
Paul's father was Robert, a Prussian officer. Paul's
mother was Luise.
DASHING PAUL IN 1866
Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin
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PAUL VON
HINDENBURG - SHORT BIOGRAPHY
1847 Birth in Posen, Prussia (now
Poland)
1859 Cadet
1866 Fights in the
Battle of
Königgrätz (
Seven
Weeks' War)
1870 Fights in the
Battle of
Sedan (
Franco-German
War)
1911 Is a comfortable commander
general and enters retirement, or so he though.
1914 Back to soldier life as
field marshal during
World War I. General
Erich Ludendorff did
all the work but Paul is celebrated hero of the Battle of Tannenberg.
1916 Commander of the German army
1919 Second attempt at
retirement. Lives in Hanover, Germany.
1925 Elected second president of
the Weimar Republic (until 1934)
1930 Makes
Heinrich Brüning
chancellor
1932 Re-elected president. Fires
Brüning and makes Franz von Papen chancellor.
Franz' cabinet resigns and Paul makes Kurt von
Schleicher chancellor.
1933 Schleicher resigns. Paul
thinks what the heck and makes
Adolf Hitler
chancellor. Franz von Papen becomes vice chancellor.
1934 Death in Neudeck, Germany (now Poland)
SHOULD'VE THOUGHT TWICE BEFORE
SIGNING IT - PAUL AT HIS DESK
Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin
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