Paul Von Hindenburg Events

1914 Aug 9
to 1914 Sep 28
 Russia Grapples with Germany and Austria on 1000-Mile Front - The Longest Battle Line in History
Russian Forces, 500,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo Army of the Niemen, Gen. SamsonoíT Army of the Narew, Gen. Rennenkampf Cavalry Corps, Gen. Basil Gurko German Force...
1914 Aug 10
to 1914 Sep 3
 Russians Drive Austrians Out of Galicia and Across Carpathians
Russian Forces, 1,500,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo General Yanushkevitch, Chief-of-Staff First Army Group General Ivanoff General Ewerts General Plehve Second Army ...
1914 Aug 17
to 1914 Aug 26
 Two Russian Armies Invade East Prussia
Russian Northwest Forces, 450,000 General Gilinsky, Commander-in-Chief First Army—General Rennenkampf, Commander General Pflug General Ratkevitch General Niloflf General Meeshtc...
1914 Sep 9 First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Begins
The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front during the early stages of World War I. It pushed the Russian First Army back across its entire front, e...
1914 Sep 25
to 1914 Sep 28
 Battle of Augustowa
Russian Army, 250,000 General Russky German Army, 400,000 General von Schubert General von Morgen General von Hindenberg Hinenberg continued his pursuit of Rennenkampf's ...
1914 Sep 26
to 1914 Dec 31
 Russians Repel Hindenberg's Two Invasions While Fighting Austrians in Galicia (Poland)
Russian Forces, 2,000,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo General Russky General Brusiloff General Dmitrieff General Plehve General Ewerts General Rennenkampf General Schiede...
1915 Feb 1
to 1915 Feb 8
 Third Assault on Warsaw
Russian Force, 100,000 General Russky German Force, 150,000 Gen. Mackensen Hindenberg, on February 1, 1915, launched his third drive on Warsaw, using for the purpose an army of...
1915 May 1
to 1915 Sep 30
 Battles of Dunajec, Przemysl, Krasnik and Przasnysz, and the Evacuations of Warsaw and Fort Grodno
Russian Forces, 2,500,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief General Yanushkevitch, Chief of Staff General Ivanoff General Alexeieff General Brusiloff General Dmitrieff Gene...
1932 Adolf Hitler runs for president of Germany
In February 1932, President Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to run again and announced his candidacy for re-election. Hitler decided to oppose him and run for the presidency himself. "Fr...
1934 Aug 2 Death of Paul von Hindenburg
Hindenburg remained in office until his death at the age of 86 from lung cancer at his home in Neudeck, East Prussia on 2 August 1934 (exactly two months short of his 87th birthday). O...