He is best remembered as the second president of the weimar republic and the man who appointed adolf hitler as chancellor in 1933 early life. Member of an aristocratic prussian family, hindenburg saw action as a junior officer in 1866 and 187071 and retired in 1922 as a corps commander. It follows the life of creator, hugo eckener, and what led him to the invention of the hindenburg. Politics world business tech health time health entertainment science newsfeed living sports history the time vault magazine ideas time labs. After being educated at the cadet schools at wahlstatt and berlin he fought at the battle of koniggratz 1866 and in the francoprussian war 187071. He had two sisters, irmengard pauline 18801948 and annemarie 18911978. Hindenburg was born in posen in 1847, the son of a prussian aristocrat and his commoner wife. The eponymous hindenburg program attempted with some success to. Dec 17, 2009 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He became famous when he won the battle of tannenberg in 1914 hindenburg retired again in 1919, but returned to public life one more time in 1925 to be. He first came to national attention at the age of 66 as the victor.
With the support of the german armed forces, hitler becomes president of germany. He became famous when he won the battle of tannenberg in 1914 hindenburg retired again in 1919, but returned to public life. Hindenburg fought as a young lieutenant in the austroprussian war in 1866 and in the and francoprussian w ar in 18701871. He fought in some of the key battles of german unification, which would later bolster his reputation as a symbol of national unity. He was recalled at the outbreak of world war i, and first came to national attention, at the age of 66, as the victor of. Recalled to duty during world war i, he was placed in command of the german forces at the battle of tannenberg in 1914 against the russians which, due. He was also president of germany from 1925 to 1934.
He became famous when he won the battle of tannenberg in 1914 hindenburg retired again in 1919, but returned to public life one more time in 1925 to be elected as the second president of germany. The nazi revolution edited by hajo holborn, new york. Hindenburg enjoyed a long career in the prussian army, retiring in 1911. Following in his fathers footsteps, he became an army officer. He fought in the austroprussian war and in the francogerman war, and retired as a general in 1911. His presidential terms were wracked by political instability, economic depression, and the rise to power of adolf hitler, whom he appointed chancellor in 1933. Jun 04, 2017 hindenburg retired from the army for the first time in 1911, but was recalled shortly after the outbreak of world war i in 1914. The hindenburg by, patrick obrien, is a very informative book that outlines the events that took place prior to and following the explosion of the hindenburg one of the first airships.
A turning point during the weimar republic facing history. He was a german field marshal and statesman hindenburg retired from the army in 1911. He is best remembered as the second president of the weimar republic and the man who appointed adolf hitler as chancellor in 1933. Hindenburg retired from the army for the first time in 1911, but was recalled shortly after the outbreak of world war i in 1914. After the victory at tannenberg in august 1914, hindenburg became a national symbol. He rejoined the army at the start of the first world war. He was weimar germanys second president, after ebert, and he led the nation through the catastrophe of the wall street crash. Hindenburg went from cursing hitler to blessing him. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The mystique of the wooden titan increased during 1915 and 1916, less for his own. In particular, he took part in two pivotal moments in german history that changed the nation forever. He fought in the austroprussian war and in the francogerman war, and retired as a.
As a military commander and field marshal in world war i, a political figure, and the second president of the weimar republic, hindenburg had a strong hand in the shaping of germany. Hindenburg once dismissed hitler as that bohemian corporal yet no other political figure was more responsible for making the nazi dictatorship possible. In the elections of 1928 the swing to the leftor rather. In this expanded capacity, hitler now becomes the absolute dictator of germany. Born in 1847, he joined the third regiment of foot guards in 1866, admitting him to the prussian officer corps. Bruning convinced president hindenburg to invoke article 48 see reading. He was recalled at the outbreak of world war i, and first came to national attention, at the age of 66, as the victor of the decisive battle of tannenberg in august 1914. Hindenburg enjoyed a long if undistinguished career in the prussian army, eventually retiring in 1911. Promoted to the rank of general in 1903, hindenburg retired from the army in 1911. The election on 20 may 1928 produced a shift to the left, although a handful of nazis were elected.