Politics · Military · 1847–1934
Born: 2 October 1847 · Died: 2 August 1934 · Age at death: 86
Paul von Hindenburg died aged 86. He was born on 2 October 1847 and died on 2 August 1934.
German military leader and President during the Weimar Republic
Did you know?The world's largest airship, which famously caught fire in 1937, was named in his honour.
Paul von Hindenburg became a national hero in 1914 after victory at Tannenberg. Germans saw him as a symbol of stability. That reputation made him President in 1925. As President, he was meant to protect the Weimar Republic. He was old and surrounded by advisers. In January 1933 he made Hitler Chancellor. He died the next year. His name is linked to the end of German democracy. He did not plan that outcome, but his choices made it possible.
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934.
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German soldier and president, born 1847
Paul von Hindenburg was born in Poznań on 2 October 1847.
He won the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914.
He was President of Germany from 1925.
He appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933.
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Did you know?The airship Hindenburg was named after him.
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