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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). In 1921, he married Margarete von Marenholtz (1897–1988); the couple had four children.
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.
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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).
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
Sep 10, 2009 · The chapter examines popular manifestations of the Hindenburg myth in some detail, including memorabilia and the ‘Iron Hindenburg’ nailing statue erected in central Berlin in 1915. Special attention is also given to the myth's impact on Kaiser Wilhelm II's public standing.
Gertrud von Hindenburg was born as Gertrud Wilhelmine von Sperling, the daughter of the Prussian Major General Oskar von Sperling (1814–1872) and his wife Pauline von Klass.
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