Hindenburg, 80 years on, still divides Germany

Hindenburg, 80 years on, still divides Germany
Berlin July 31, 2014 - Field Marshal Hindenburg, a decorated hero of World War I but also the president who paved the way for Hitler's rise, still divides Germany 80 years after his death. The legacy of the stocky and moustachioed Prussian war horse and statesman is as complicated as his full name - Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg. Hindenburg became a national hero in 1914 as the w ... more

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