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Hindenburg Came Into Fame Late
BERLIN August 2 Emerging retirement at the age of 67 Paul von Hindenburg later rose to prominence in German military and civic life. He earned a field marshal baton after two wars and became president whose popularity surprised conservatives and monarchists alike. He was born October 2 1847 at Posen and married Gertrud von Sperling. He served as commander during World War I and later led as president until his death in 1934.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
Fatterland
Hanover
von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Tennenberg
Paztle
Om von Hindenburg
Friederich Ebert
von Hi Tenbers
Rype
Bismarck
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorf and
Posen
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Poland
Paul
Gererud von Sperling
Asén
Oscar
Irmengerd
Annemarie