Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and president of Germany This article is about the German president. For other uses, see Hindenburg. Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg President of the German Reich In office 12 May 1925 – 2 August 1934 Chancellor Hans Luther Wilhelm Marx Hermann Müller Heinrich Brüning Franz von Papen Kurt von Schleicher Adolf Hitler Preceded by Friedrich Ebert Succeeded by Adolf Hitler (as Führer) Chief of the German General Staff In office 29 August 1916 – 3 July 1919 Monarch Wilhelm II President Friedrich Ebert Preceded by Erich von Falkenhayn Succeeded by Wilhelm Groener Personal details Born Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( 1847-10-02 ) 2 October 1847 Posen, Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (now Poznań, Poland) Died 2 August 1934 (1934-08-02) (aged 86) Neudeck, East Prussia, Nazi Germany (now Ogrodzieniec, Poland) Political party Independent (of conservatism) Spouse(s) Gertrud von Hindenburg Children Oskar von Hindenburg Ir...