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As Reich President, the Field Marshal became the patron of the National Socialist Revolution and hence of the rebirth of our Volk. Nearly twenty years ago today, the bells sounded here and echoed throughout Germany for the first time in honor of the name of the Field Marshal.
The president of the Reich (German: Reichspräsident) was the German head of state under the Weimar constitution, which was officially in force from 1919 to 1945. In English he was usually simply referred to as the president of Germany.
Adolf Hitler. German President Paul von Hindenburg dies. With the support of the German armed forces, Hitler becomes President of Germany. Later that month Hitler abolishes the office of President and declares himself Führer of the German Reich and People, in addition to his position as Chancellor.
President Hindenburg died at the age of 87 on 2 August 1934. Shortly after Hindenburg’s death, Hitler announced that offices of the chancellor and the president were to be combined to create one position, the Führer and chancellor.
The funeral began promptly at the stroke of eleven and was over in an hour. After Chancellor Hitler finished his eulogy, the coffin, borne on the shoulders of eight officers of the Reichswehr, was...
The photo shows Hitler bowing deferentially as he shakes hands with Reich President Paul von Hindenburg (right), who is dressed his imperial field marshal uniform. Photo by Theodor Eisenhart.
The state funeral of Paul von Hindenburg, former president of the Weimar Republic, in 1934.
