Field marshal during World War One and second president of the Weimar Republic (1925-34) when Germany was wracked by political instability and economic depression. This helped Nazi political success, with which Hindenburg ultimately acquiesced by appointing Hitler as chancellor in 1933.

Text of April 1933 letters between the German President and Hitler.

Concentrates on the Field Marshal's military career.

A short biography.

Article on Hindenberg's military and political career as well as quotations from his writings and speeches.

Article on the last Weimar president and his role in Hitler's rise to power.