Commanders

Paul von Hindenburg

Modern, German Empire

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Paul von Hindenburg." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/paul-von-hindenburg.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Paul von Hindenburg. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/paul-von-hindenburg

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-paul-von-hindenburg,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Paul von Hindenburg},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/commanders/paul-von-hindenburg},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934.

Facts

Birth Date

1847-10-02 1

Birth Year

1847 1

Death Date

1934-08-02 1

Death Year

1934 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Battles and Wars Led

Battle of the Somme

Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the SommeInfobox: Commanders (German)

Battle of Verdun

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Fought In

World War I

Source Wikipedia: Paul von Hindenburg

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Paul von Hindenburg

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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 - 2 August 1934) was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934.

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