Paul von Hindenberg
| Paul von Hindenburg | |
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| President of the German Reich | |
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In office 12 May 1925 – 2 August 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Friedrich Ebert |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Hitler (Führer of Germany) |
| Chief of the German General Staff | |
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In office 29 August 1916 – 3 July 1919 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| President | Friedrich Ebert |
| Preceded by | Erich von Falkenhayn |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Groener |
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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg 2 October 1847 Posen, Duchy of Posen, Prussia (now Poznań,Poland) |
| Died | 2 August 1934 (aged 86) Neudeck, East Prussia, German Reich (now Ogrodzieniec, Poland) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrud von Hindenburg |
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| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
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| Rank |
 Generalfeldmarschall
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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (
listen ), known generally as Paul von Hindenburg (German: [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊɐ̯k]; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer, statesman, and politician who largely controlled German policy in the second half of World War I and served as the elected President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. He played the key role in the Nazi "Seizure of Power" in January 1933 by appointing Hitler chancellor of a "Government of National Concentration", even though the Nazis were a plurality in cabinet.
Hindenburg retired from the army for the first time in 1911, but was recalled shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He first came to national attention at the age of 66 as the victor of the decisive Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914. As Germany's Chief of the General Staff from August 1916, Hindenburg's reputation rose greatly in German public esteem. He and his deputy Erich Ludendorff then led Germany in a de facto military dictatorship throughout the remainder of the war, marginalizing German Emperor Wilhelm II as well as the German Reichstag (Parliament.)
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