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Oskar von Hindenburg was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (present-day Kaliningrad, Russia), the only son of Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934) and his wife Gertrud Wilhelmine (1860–1921). He had two sisters, Irmengard Pauline (1880–1948) and Annemarie (1891–1978).
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.
Apr 29, 2022 · Königsberg, Preussen. Death: February 12, 1960 (77) Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Place of Burial: Bad Bevensen. Immediate Family: Son of Paul von Hindenburg, Reichspräsident (President of the German Reich) and Gertrud von Sperling. Husband of Margarethe Freiin von Marenholtz.
- January 31, 1883
- February 12, 1960
Hindenburg was careful to marry an aristocrat--Gertrud von Sperling (1860–1921) while stationed at Strettin (1879). They had three children, a boy and two girls: Irmengard Pauline (1880) and Annemaria (1891) and one son, Oskar (1883).
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]
Within weeks of Tannenberg, the German population exalted Hindenburg to mythical heights. He became a symbol of victory and unity at home – a role traditionally reserved for the Kaiser. The new national hero was showered with official honours, and the country was flooded with Hindenburg souvenirs.
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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.
