Listed In: Presidents, Political Leaders
Birthdate: October 2, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: August 2, 1934
Paul von Hindenburg was a prominent German field marshal and statesman who commanded the Imperial German Army in World War I. He was instrumental in the Nazi takeover in 1933 by naming Adolf Hitler as chancellor. Hindenburg had a distinguished military trajectory, culminating in his role as Chief of the Great General Staff. Following the war, he assumed the presidency of Germany, a position that fueled the political unrest paving the way for Hitler’s ascent to authority.
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