History and chronology of Paul Ludwig Hans von Hindenburg in Germany

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Capture Augustov
Capture Bapaume
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Paul Ludwig Hans von Hindenburg History of Germany


1878	Field Marshal
Appointed Member of the General Staff
1911	Retirement
Retires from active service as a General
1914	Battle of Augustov
4th Dec Augustov The Russians regroup, counterattack & recapture Augustov & move into East Prussia
1914	Battle of Masurian Lakes
9th Oct River Vistula Hindenburg reaches the Vistula
1914	Battle of Tannenburg
Aug Hohenstein Hindenburg drives Samsonov's army back to Hohenstein
26th Aug Tannenburg Decisive victory against Russia in east Prussia
26th Aug Tannenburg Later gives him Hindenburg & Ludendorf a legendary status during the Weimar Republic
27th Aug Gumbinnen Gathers a force 100,000 against the threat posed by Samsonov & Rennekamp's armies
27th Aug River Niemen Hindenburg defeats Samsonov & turns on Rennenkampf who retreats to the Niemen River
27th Aug Hohenstein Hindenburg takes 90,000 prisoners & several hundred guns
27th Aug Hohenstein Only 60,000 Russian troops escape
1914	Capture of Augustov
4th Dec Augustov The Russians regroup, counterattack & recapture Augustov & move into East Prussia
1914	Field Marshal
Appointed Commander of the Army in East Prussia
Appointed Field Marshal & Commander of the German armies in the east
1914	Siege of Warsaw
12th Oct Warsaw The Germans advance on Warsaw but retreat a week later
1916	Chief of Staff
26th Aug Appointed Chief-of-Staff
1916	Hindenburg Line
Named after the Field Marshal
The completion of a fortified German Defense line across North Eastern France
1916	Hindenburg Program
Issues instructions for annexation, mobilization & the auxiliary service law
Makes war work compulsory for every male aged 17-60
The High Command issues a program to direct the war economy
1918	Capture of Albert
24th Mar Albert Albert is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
1918	Capture of Bapaume
24th Mar Bapaume Bapaume is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
1918	Defeat
22nd July Informs the Kaiser that the 1918 offensive has been a failure
1918	Michael
10th Mar Issues the operaion Michael order
16th Mar 60 infantry divisions move up to the front
21st Mar 1st day of Operation Michael
23rd Mar General rertreat of 1/2 the British Expeditionary Force to the Somme
24th Mar Albert Albert is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
24th Mar Bapaume is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
1918	Offensive
28th Mar Arras 1st day of the Mars offensive on Arras
1919	Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief
1925	President
26th April Appointed President of Germany, 1st term
1932	Election
13th Mar Wins 49.6% to Hitler's 30.1% of votes during the 1st round of the elections
10th April 2nd round presidential elections, wins 53% to Hitler's 36.8%
1932	President
Appointed President of Germany, 2nd term
1933	Constitution
28th Feb Berlin Allows Hitler to use emergency powers under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
1933	Plot
28th Feb Berlin Persuaded by Hitler to suspend civil liberties because of a communist threat
1933	President
31st Jan Appoints Hitler as Chancellor
28th Feb Decides to appoint Hitler as Chancellor to prevent a Communist revolution
1934	Death
2nd Aug Death of Paul Ludwig Hans von Hindenburg