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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).
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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)

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