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Gertrud Wilhelmine von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (née von Sperling; 4 December 1860 – 14 May 1921) was a German noblewoman and philanthropist. She was the wife of Paul von Hindenburg, the Chief of the German Army Command in the second half of the First World War and President of Germany from 1925. [citation needed] Biography
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( pronounced [ˈpaʊl ˈluːtvɪç hans ˈantoːn fɔn ˈbɛnəkn̩dɔʁf ʔʊnt fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; abbreviated pronounced [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I. [1] He later became preside...
Gertrud Wilhelmine von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, geborene Gertrud Wilhelmine von Sperling (* 4. Dezember 1860 in Magdeburg; † 14. Mai 1921 in Hannover) war eine deutsche Adelige und Philanthropin.
This chapter discusses the reinterpretation of Hindenburg in both German states after 1945. It shows that Hindenburg's role was soon reassessed by opinion makers: from ‘national saviour’ to the senile figure that ‘delivered’ Germany to Nazi rule.
Background. Gertrud von Hindenburg was the daughter of the Prussian Major General Oskar von Sperling (1814-1872) and his wife Pauline of Klass. Career. She was the wife of Paul von Hindenburg, the Chief of the German Army Command in the second half of the First World War and President of Germany.
The launching of the battlecruiser SMS Hindenburg at Wilhelmshaven, 1 August 1915. Gertrud von Hindenburg, the wife of Field Marshal, performed the launching ceremony (she can be seen on the platform).
Feb 16, 2023 · Paul von Hindenburg married Gertrud von Sperling, 24 September 1879 in Stettin (now Szczecin). Becoming a general in 1903, he retired in 1911, but was recalled at the outbreak of the First World War. Hindenburg and Ludendorff in 1914 won decisive victories over the Russians at Tannenberg and, in 1915, at the Masurian Lakes.
