| Oskar Von Hindenburg |
Article Index for Oskar |
Website Links For Oskar |
Information AboutOskar Von Hindenburg |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT OSKAR VON HINDENBURG | |
| 1883 births | |
| hindenburg, oskar von | |
| 1960 deaths | |
| german natives of east prussia | |
| german politicians | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
|
Born in Königsberg , East Prussia , (now Kaliningrad , Russia ), Hindenburg followed his father into the German Army . Initially, his career did not progress, as Hindenburg's superiors, considered him to be of low intelligence. One of the units Hindenburg served in, was the Third Guards Regiment, where he was befriended by Kurt Von Schleicher . After his father became a war hero in World War I , Oskar Hindenburg's career started to advance, thanks to his surname. During the war, Hindenburg who achieved the rank of Major, acted as his father's liasison officer. After his father became president of the Weimar Republic in 1925 , Major von Hindenburg acted as his father's aide-de-camp. As his father's closest friend and advisor, Oskar von Hindenburg exercised considerable power behind the scenes, as he largely controlled access to the President. It was in large part due to his friendship with the younger Hindenburg, that Schleicher became Chancellor, and one of the elder Hindenburg's closest advisors. In January 1933, Major von Hindenburg, who had long been opposed to his father making Adolf Hitler Chancellor, was persuaded by Franz Von Papen of his plan to have Hitler appointed Chancellor, but having von Papen control Hitler from behind the scenes as Vice-Chancellor. It was in part, because of this pressure from Major von Hindenburg, that his father appointed Hitler as Chancellor. After his father's death in August 1934, Major von Hindenburg lost all political power. His last important act was to make a radio broadcast on August 18, 1934 where he asked the German people to vote "Yes" in a plebiscite that took place on August 19th. The question posed in this plebicite, was whether the German people approved of Hitler merging the offices of President and Chancellor into one. The "Yes" vote amounted to over 90%. After the plebiscite, Hindenburg was promoted to the rank of Colonel and then faded into obscurity. He died in Bad Harzburg , West Germany . REFERENCES
|