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Paul von Hindenburg
October 2, 1847 – August 2, 1934
President of Germany from 1925 to 1934
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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg 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. Though ideologically opposed to Nazism, he played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 through his appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.
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- Birthday · October 2
- Anniversary · August 2
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