# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-von-hindenburg
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:35:34.808Z

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description: "The aging Prussian field marshal who defeated Russia at Tannenberg became Germany's president — then handed the keys to Hitler. His appointment of the Nazi leader as chancellor in 1933, despite his personal opposition, opened the door to dictatorship."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Hindenburg was born in 1847 to minor Prussian nobility and fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars before rising through the General Staff to lieutenant general. He retired in 1911 but was recalled when World War I began, winning the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 and becoming a national hero. By 1916 he and deputy Erich Ludendorff had established a de facto military dictatorship, securing Russia's defeat before Germany's fortunes collapsed in 1918. He returned as Weimar Republic president in 1925, and after twice dissolving the Reichstag in 1932, reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in January 1933. He then signed the Reichstag Fire Decree and Enabling Act, which suspended civil liberties and granted the Nazis emergency powers. When Hindenburg died in August 1934, Hitler merged the presidency with the chancellery and declared himself Führer.