Biography of paul von hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg played a major role in the history of the German military. As a military commander and field marshal in World War I, a political figure, and the second president of the Weimar Republic, Hindenburg had a strong hand in the shaping of Germany.

Biography of paul von hindenburg

His rule of the country was wracked by a weak economy and is often cited as giving Adolf Hitler the power that he needed to gain control over the region.

Early Years

Born on October 2, 1847, in Posen, Prussia, to Robert von Beneckendorf und von Hindenburg (a prized military officer in the Prussian army), Paul was privy to having a paternal line of distinguished aristocrats.

His father’s family carried one of the most imperial names in German history. Hindenburg’s mother was of an average middle class family and her lack of regal lineage seemed to bring much shame to Paul. In fact, he rarely mentions her in his books and memoirs.

Hindenburg also had two younger brothers – Otto and Bernhar