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Hindenburg disaster Hindenburg Paul von Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
{i} family name; Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), German field marshal and second president of Germany (1925-1934); The Hindenburg, largest aircraft to ever take flight, German-built airship which caught fire and was destroyed as it landed in New Jersey (USA)
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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Hindenburg disaster
Explosion of the dirigible Hindenburg, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. Launched in 1936 in Germany, it started the first commercial air service across the North Atlantic and made 10 successful round trips. On May 6, 1937, as it was landing in Lakehurst, N.J., U.S., its hydrogen gas burst into flames, destroying the airship and killing 36 of the 97 persons aboard. The disaster, recorded on film and phonograph disk, effectively ended the use of rigid airships in commercial transportation
Paul von Hindenburg
in full Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg born Oct. 2, 1847, Posen, Prussia died Aug. 2, 1934, Neudeck, Ger. German field marshal and second president (1925-34) of the Weimar Republic. Born to an aristocratic family, he retired from the Prussian army as a general in 1911. Recalled to duty in World War I, he commanded German forces in East Prussia and became a national hero after the Battle of Tannenberg (1914). With Erich Ludendorff as his chief aide, he nominally commanded all German forces until the end of the war, then retired again in 1919. Supported by conservative groups, he was elected president of Germany in 1925. When the Great Depression led to a political crisis, he was pressured to make the government more independent of parliamentary controls. In 1930 he allowed Chancellor Heinrich Brüning to dissolve the Reichstag, and in the new elections the Nazi Party emerged as the second largest party. In 1932 Hindenburg was reelected president by opponents of the Nazis; however, his advisers considered the Nazis useful, and in 1933 he was persuaded to appoint Adolf Hitler chancellor
Paul von Hindenburg
{i} (1847-1934) German field marshal and second president of Germany from 1925 to 1934
The Hindenburg
largest aircraft to ever take flight, German-built airship which caught fire and was destroyed as it landed in New Jersey (USA)
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