Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg 🇵🇱

Paul von Hindenburg (Known as "Field Marshal Hindenburg")
German Field Marshal, Chief of Supreme Army Command, Second President of Weimar Germany
Born 2 October 1847 🇵🇱 Posen (Poznań), Poland
Passed Away 2 August 1934 Neudeck (Ogrodzieniec), Poland
Lifespan ~87 years old
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Archival Overview

German field marshal and national hero of the Battle of Tannenberg in World War I. Commanded the German Supreme Army Command alongside Erich Ludendorff and served as President of the Weimar Republic.

Biographical Record

Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934) came out of retirement in August 1914 to take command of the Eighth Army in East Prussia. In a dramatic double envelopment at Tannenberg, his army shattered the invading Russian Second Army, capturing 92,000 prisoners and becoming a national icon.

Directing the German war effort on all fronts from 1916 through the Hindenburg Programme, he later presided over the tumultuous Weimar Republic until his death in 1934.

Key Life Milestones

26–30 August 1914

The Miracle of Tannenberg

Encircled and destroyed the Russian Second Army in East Prussia, ending the immediate threat to Berlin.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Elisabeth Church Crypt
Neudeck (Ogrodzieniec), Poland
GPS: 50.8147, 8.7708
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