Oskar von Hindenburg (January 31, 1883 - February 12, 1960) was the politically powerful son and aide-de-camp to Field Marshal and President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Federal President (German: Bundespräsident, formerly Reichspräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... Jump to: navigation, search Paul von Hindenburg President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg (full name Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) (October 2, 1847 – August 2, 1934) was a German Field Marshal and statesman. ...

Born in Königsberg, East Prussia, (modern Kaliningrad, Russia) Hindenburg followed his father into the German Army. Intially, his career went nowhere as Hindenburg was considered by his superiors to be of low intelligence. After his father became Germany's greatest war hero in World War One, Hindenburg's career started to advance thanks to his surname. During the war, Hindenburg who achived the rank of Major acted as his father's liasison officer. After his father became President in 1925, Major von Hindenburg acted as father's aide-de-camp. As his father's closest friend and advisor, Major Hindenburg excercised considerable power behind the scenes as he largely controlled access to the President. Königsberg may refer to: The city of Kaliningrad in Russia, until 1945 Königsberg, the capital of East Prussia. ... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград, German: Königsberg, Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius) is a seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania with access to the Baltic Sea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Heer (listen â–¶(?)) is the German word for army. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In January 1933, Major von Hindenburg, who had long been opposed to his father appointing Adolf Hitler Chancellor was persuaded by Franz von Papen of the merits of his plan to have Hitler serve as Chancellor, but having von Papen control Hitler from behind the scenes as Vice-Chancellor. It was in part pressure from Major von Hindenburg that forced his father to appoint Hitler as Chancellor. Jump to: navigation, search Adolf Hitler ▶(?) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany from 1934 to his death. ... Jump to: navigation, search Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (October 29, 1879–May 2, 1969) was a German politician and diplomat associated with the Centre Party. ...

After his father's death in August 1934, Major von Hindenburg lost all political power. His last important act was a radio broadcast he held on August 18, 1934 where asked the German people to vote for the Yes side in a plebiscite that took place on August 19. The question was whether the German people approved of Hitler merging the offices of President and Chancellor. The Yes vote amounted to 90%. After the plebiscite, Hindenburg was promoted to the rank of Colonel and then faded into obscurity . He died in Bad Harzburg. Location within Germany Bad Harzburg is a city in the centre of Germany, in the Goslar district. ...

Reference

• Snyder, Louis Leo The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976.