Paul von Hindenburg

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Paul von Hindenburg was a German field marshal who became a national hero in World War I and later served as President of Germany, ultimately appointing Adolf Hitler as chancellor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
President of Germany
field marshal
human
politician
appointed Adolf Hitler
appointedPosition Chancellor of Germany
appointmentDate 1933-01-30
awardReceived Iron Cross
Order of the Black Eagle
Pour le Mérite
birthDate 1847-10-02
birthPlace Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Poznań
surface form: Posen

Province of Posen
surface form: Prussian Province of Posen

now Poznań, Poland
burialPlace Tannenberg Memorial
child Paul von Hindenburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oskar von Hindenburg
conflict Franco-Prussian War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Weimar Republic
deathDate 1934-08-02
deathPlace East Prussia
Germany
Neudeck
electedIn German presidential election, 1925
German presidential election, 1932
familyName von Hindenburg
fullName Paul von Hindenburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
givenName Paul
militaryBranch Imperial German Army
Prussian Army
militaryRank Generalfeldmarschall
surface form: Field Marshal

Generalfeldmarschall
notableFor German national hero status after World War I
enabling Adolf Hitler’s rise to power
role in the collapse of the Weimar Republic
notableWork Command at the Battle of Tannenberg
Command on the Eastern Front in World War I
politicalAlignment conservative
positionHeld Chief of the General Staff
surface form: Chief of the German General Staff

President of Germany
President of Germany
surface form: President of the German Reich

Supreme Commander of the German Armed Forces
religion Lutheranism
spouse Gertrud von Hindenburg
termEnd 1934-08-02
termStart 1925-05-12

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Paul von Hindenburg child Paul von Hindenburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oskar von Hindenburg
Battle of Passchendaele commander Paul von Hindenburg
this entity surface form: Ferdinand von Hindenburg
Battle of Tannenberg commander Paul von Hindenburg
German Spring Offensive (1918) commander Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg fullName Paul von Hindenburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
Locarno Era hasKeyFigure Paul von Hindenburg
Eastern Front notableCommander Paul von Hindenburg
subject surface form: Eastern Front (World War I)
German Supreme Command notableCommander Paul von Hindenburg
Imperial German Army notableCommander Paul von Hindenburg
World War I notableCommander Paul von Hindenburg
Generalfeldmarschall notableHolder Paul von Hindenburg
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross notableRecipient Paul von Hindenburg
Iron Cross notableRecipient Paul von Hindenburg
Iron Cross 1st Class notableRecipient Paul von Hindenburg
Order of the Red Eagle notableRecipient Paul von Hindenburg
Pour le Mérite notableRecipient Paul von Hindenburg
Reichstag Fire Decree signatory Paul von Hindenburg
Abdication of Wilhelm II significantPerson Paul von Hindenburg