page_title: Paul von Hindenburg
section_title: 1916
hierarchical_section_title: Paul von Hindenburg / World War I / 1916
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Paul v. Hindenburg ADN-ZB Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg geboren: 2.10.1847 in Posen gestorben: 2.8.1934 in Neudeck (Ostpreußen) deutscher Heerführer im I. Weltkrieg und Reichspräsident der Weimarer Republik seit 1925. [Porträt Paul von Hindenburg] Abgebildete Personen: Hindenburg, Paul von Beneckendorff und von: Reichspräsident, Generalfeldmarschall, Deutschland (GND 118551264)
context_page_description: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, typically known simply as Paul von Hindenburg, was a German general and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death during the Weimar Republic. During his presidency, he played a key role in the Nazi Machtergreifung in January 1933 when, under pressure from advisers, he appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.
  Paul von Hindenburg was born on 2 October 1847 to a family of minor Prussian nobility in the province of Posen. Upon completing his education as a cadet, he enlisted in the Third Regiment of Foot Guards as a second lieutenant. Hindenburg thereafter saw combat during the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars. In 1873, he was admitted to the prestigious Kriegsakademie in Berlin where he studied for 3 years before being appointed to the Army's General Staff Corps. Later in 1885, he was promoted to the rank of major and became a member of the Great General Staff. Following a five-year teaching stint at the Kriesgsacademie, Hindenburg steadily rose through the army's ranks to become a lieutenant-general by 1900.
caption: Hindenburg in 1916
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