Hindenburg
[ hin-duhn-burg; German hin-duhn-boork ]
/ ˈhɪn dənˌbɜrg; German ˈhɪn dənˌbʊərk /
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Paul von [pawl von; German poul fuhn], /pɔl vɒn; German paʊl fən/, Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, 1847–1934, German field marshal; 2nd president of Germany 1925–34.
German name of Zabrze.
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/ (ˈhɪndənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈhɪndənbʊrk) /
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Paul von Beneckendorff und von (paul fɔn ˈbɛnəkəndɔrf ʊnt fɔn). 1847–1934, German field marshal and statesman; president (1925–34). During World War I he directed German strategy together with Ludendorff (1916–18)
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