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3 days ago · In 1944, as the Soviets approached, Generalleutnant Oskar von Hindenburg moved his parents' remains to western Germany. In January 1945, German troops blew up the memorial. In 1949, Polish authorities razed the site, leaving few traces.
3 days ago · Asked to become chancellor of the Weimar Republic by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1932, Papen ruled by presidential decree. He launched the Preußenschlag coup against the Social Democratic Party-led Government in the Free State of Prussia.
5 days ago · Germany - Nazi, Holocaust, WW2: When Hitler finally became chancellor, on January 30, 1933, it was not on the crest of a wave of popular support but as the result of backroom political intrigue by Schleicher, Papen, and the president’s son, Oskar von Hindenburg.
Sep 20, 2024 · In the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State, President von Hindenburg grants emergency powers to the Nazi/DNVP coalition government under Adolf Hitler. Popularly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree , and justified by a profoundly exaggerated threat of a German Communist uprising, the decree suspends civil rights ...
Oct 7, 2024 · On July 14, 1933, Hitler’s government declared the Nazi Party to be the only political party in Germany. On the death of Hindenburg in 1934 Hitler took the titles of Führer (“Leader”), chancellor, and commander in chief of the army, and he remained leader of the Nazi Party as well.
Sep 29, 2024 · Hindenburg was named chief of the German General Staff by Kaiser Wilhelm entrusting him with the army’s command. Still, the Allies still managed to inflict a decisive defeat. Following Germany’s defeat in World War I, Hindenburg retired from the military for the second time and entered politics.
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2 days ago · Finding himself in a strong position by virtue of his unprecedented mass following, he entered into a series of intrigues with conservatives such as Franz von Papen, Otto Meissner, and President Hindenburg’s son, Oskar. The fear of communism and the rejection of the Social Democrats bound them together.
