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Hindenburg

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Hin·den·burg  (hndn-bûrg, -brk), Paul von 1847-1934.
German general and politician who as president of the Weimar Republic (1925-1934) appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor (1933).
Hindenburg [ˈhɪndənbʊrk]
n
(Placename) the German name for Zabrze
Hindenburg2
n
(Biographies / Hindenburg, Paul von Beneckendorff und von (1847-1934) M, German, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Paul von Beneckendorff und von (paul fɔn ˈbɛnəkəndɔrf ʊnt fɔn). 1847-1934, German field marshal and statesman; president (1925-34). During World War I he directed German strategy together with Ludendorff (1916-18)
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Noun1.HindenburgHindenburg - German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)
Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, Paul von Hindenburg


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