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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (commonly known as Paul von Hindenburg) was a retired General who had a long if somewhat undistinguished career. He retired from the army in 1911. He was recalled to active duty at the age of 67, at the start of WWI to take charge of the Eastern Front. Although he never knew it, documents and eye witness accounts later revealed that he was only recalled so that the German army could use him as a fall guy if the war on the Eastern Front went badly (as the German army itself believed it would) and protect the career of the real mastermind of the German battleplan, Erich von Ludendorff). Ludendorff won an unexpected victory at the Battle of Tannenberg (which was credited to Hindenburg) and as a result Hindenburg became known as the Hero of Tannenberg. This gained him great popularity among the German people and as a result he was elected 2nd German Reichspräsident in 1925 (and again in 1932 when he narrowly defeated a certain Adolf Hitler in a run-off). He held this position until his death in 1934, two months shy of his 87th birthday.
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Where was the eastern front?
The Germans opened an Eastern front when they attacked Russia.
Who was fighing in the eastern front?
The Germans and the Austro-Hungarians against the Russians. The Eastern Front was dissolved after Russia's 1917 surrender.
Did Russians help Britain fight the Germans in d-day?
No, the Russian had an eastern front fighting the Germans.............
Where did most of New Zealands soldiers fight in World War 1?
Most fought against the Ottoman Empire on the Middle Eastern Front or the Germans on the Western Front.
In world war 1 where was the eastern front located?
The eastern front was fought between Russia as a member of the Allied Powers, and Austria-Hungary and Germany of the Central Powers.The battles between the Central Powers and the Russian forces under Csar Nicholaz II before Russia opted out of the War.
What enabled Germany to move thousands of troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front?
Russia's withdrawal from the war allowed Germans to move thousands of troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front in France.
Who did russia fight during world war 2?
Soviet (Russian) troops were primarily engaged fighting the Germans along the eastern front and into Berlin.
How was the war on the western front different from the eastern front?
The war on the eastern front was more deadly and between the germans and the russians, millions of people died whiles on the western front, their was not much blood involved
What were one of the battles in World War 2?
The battle of Okinawa in the Pacific .The Battle of Stalingrad , which was regarded as the turning point of WW2 on the Eastern Front where the Russians and Germans fought for the city of Stalingrad : the Germans were decisively defeated .
Why was Stalingrad an important turning point in World War 2?
This was the first significant military victory for the Russians and marked the furthest the Germans would advance on the Eastern Front . The Germans never regained the initiative afterwards .
Where was World War 1 In the eastern front?
During ww1 the eastern front was at the Russian front until they withdrew and embroiled themselves in a civil war. During ww2 the eastern front was again the Russian front.As like Napolean found out when France invaded Russia,the eastern front in winter can spell dome for your army,his army was decimated on their campaign into Russia.The Germans in ww2 also found out how unpleasent Russia can be,one of the turning points in ww2 was Germany's failure at the eastern front.
Who were the eastern front in world war 2?
The Eastern Front of World War Two was in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
