Paul Von Hindenburg timeline

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... Read more

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... Read more

Two Russian Armies Invade East Prussia

Russian Northwest Forces, 450,000 General Gilinsky, Commander-in-Chief First Army—General Rennenkampf, Commander General Pflug General... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Augustowa

Russian Army, 250,000 General Russky German Army, 400,000 General von Schubert General von Morgen General von Hindenberg Hinenberg... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more