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Paul von Hindenburg President of Germany and Legacy 12 May 1925 – 2 August 1934

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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg  (   listen   ( help · info ) ), known universally as  Paul von Hindenburg  ( German:   [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊɐ̯k]  (   listen ) ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer, statesman, and politician who served as the second  President of Germany  from 1925-34. Hindenburg retired from the army for the first time in 1911, but was recalled shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He first came to national attention at the age of 66 as the victor of the decisive  Battle of Tannenberg  in August 1914. As Germany's  Chief of the General Staff  from August 1916, Hindenburg's reputation rose greatly in German public esteem. He and his deputy  Erich Ludendorff  would then lead Germany in a  de facto  military dictatorship throughout the remainder of the war, marginalizing  German Emperor Wilhelm II  as well as the German  Reichstag . In line with  Lebensraum  ideology, he advocated sweeping