German Commander Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg became one of Imperial Germany’s most prominent commanders after the victories at Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in 1914. Together with Erich Ludendorff he later exercised enormous influence over Germany’s wartime direction. After the war he became president of the German republic, making his military and political careers historically distinct.

Hindenburg had retired before being recalled at the outbreak of war. His public standing grew around the defeat of Russian armies in East Prussia, even though staff work and other commanders also shaped those operations. In 1916 he became chief of the General Staff, with Ludendorff as his dominant working partner. Their leadership promoted intensified war production and unrestricted submarine warfare. Elected president in 1925, Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor in January 1933; that decision belongs to the collapse of the republic rather than his First World War battlefield record.

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Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1914, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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