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Oskar Wilhelm Robert Paul Ludwig Hellmuth von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (31 January 1883 – 12 February 1960) was a German Generalleutnant. The son and aide-de-camp to Generalfeldmarschall and Reich President Paul von Hindenburg had considerable influence on the appointment of Adolf Hitler as German chancellor in January 1933 .
Born: October 2, 1847, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Poland] Died: August 2, 1934, Neudeck, Germany [now in Poland] (aged 86) Title / Office: president (1925-1934), Germany. Role In: Battle of Tannenberg. Western Front. World War I. Zimmermann Telegram.
Oskar Wilhelm Robert Paul Ludwig Hellmuth von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, Sohn des Reichspräsidenten Paul von Hindenburg, war ein deutscher Generalleutnant. Öffentlich bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Einflussnahme auf seinen Vater im Zusammenhang mit der Aufhebung des SA-Verbots 1932.
Learn how the Nazis used the Reichstag Fire, the Enabling Law and the Night of Long Knives to eliminate their opponents and establish a dictatorship in Germany. Find out how the death of President Hindenburg in 1934 paved the way for Hitler to become the supreme leader.
This introductory chapter outlines the thrust of the book and provides the reader with a theoretical background. The author surveys the historiography of Hindenburg's career and his role in German politics.
Nov 24, 2011 · Hindenburg: Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis. By. Anna. von der Goltz. . Oxford. : Oxford University Press. . 2009. . xv + 325. pp. $60.00 (hardback). David Thomas Murphy. German History, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 307–308, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghr082. Published: 24 November 2011. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract.
Dec 8, 2015 · Using many unpublished and other primary sources as well as interviews with aides and associates of Hindenburg, the author shows in Hindenburg and the Weimar Republic how this proud and cautious man, naive in politics and preoccupied with his reputation among his fellow generals, failed to act in crucial situations, or hesitated until action was futile. He examines in detail Hindenburg's role ...
