Paul von Hindenburg

Acting

Born: 1847-10-02
Died: 1934-08-02
From: Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg

Biography

Paul Ludwig 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 in 1934. During his presidency, he played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in January 1933 when, under pressure from advisers, he appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

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honorary citizenship

1934
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honorary citizen of Paderborn

1933
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honorary citizenship

1933
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honorary citizen of Bonn

1933
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honorary citizen of Speyer

1933
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honorary citizen of Nuremberg

1932
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty

1918
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Friedrich I

1902
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honorary doctor of the University of Bonn

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Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

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Iron Cross 1st Class

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Military Order of Max Joseph

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honorary citizen of Berlin

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honorary citizen of Sankt Andreasberg

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honorary doctor of the University of KΓΆnigsberg

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honorary doctor of the University of WrocΕ‚aw

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Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

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honorary citizen of Coburg

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honorary doctor of the Dresden University of Technology

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Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary

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honorary doctorate of the University of Graz

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Order of the Black Eagle

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Iron Cross 2nd Class

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Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

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Large Military Merit Medal

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Military Order of Maria Theresa

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Military Merit Cross I. Class

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Imtiyaz Medal

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Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

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