Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934).
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Paul von Hindenburg was a Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany. Born on 2 October 1847 in 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań, Hindenburg died on 2 August 1934 in Ogrodzieniec at the age of 86.
Positions held include president of Germany (1925–1934) and president. Hindenburg studied at Prussian Military Academy. Honours include Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Friedrich I and Iron Cross (1914), 1st class, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 108 languages, Paul von Hindenburg is No. 1,273 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 2 October 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań
- Died
- 2 August 1934, Ogrodzieniec (aged 86)
- Country
- Germany
- Known as
- Politician, military personnel, soldier
- Field
- Military
- Education
- Prussian Military Academy
- Languages
- German
- Children
- 2
- Wikipedia editions
- 108
Did you know
Was 78 when first president of Germany (1925).
Lived to 86.
Shares a birthday with Mahatma Gandhi and Graham Greene.
Has a Wikipedia article in 108 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1925–1934President of Germany
- —President
Connections
- FatherHans Robert Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
- MotherLuise Schwickart
- SpouseGertrud Wilhelmine von Hindenburg
- SiblingBernhard von Hindenburg
- ChildOskar von Hindenburg
- ChildIrmengard Pauline Louise Gertrud von Brockhusen
Honours and works
Awards
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class1870
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Friedrich I1902
- Iron Cross (1914), 1st class1914
- Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (1914)1916
- Honorary citizen of Coburg1917
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty1918
- Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (1914)1918
- Honorary citizen of Nuremberg1932
- Honorary citizen of Sankt Andreasberg1933
- Honorary citizen of Paderborn1933
- Honorary citizen of Bonn1933
- Honorary citizen of Speyer1933
- Honorary citizenship1934
- Pour le Mérite
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
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