Oskar von Hindenburg
Oskar von Hindenburg | |
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Oskar von Hindenburg, April 1930 | |
| Birth name | Oskar Wilhelm Robert Paul Ludwig Hellmuth von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg |
| Born | 31 January 1883 Königsberg, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 12 February 1960 (aged 77) Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
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| Allegiance | German Empire (1903–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1934, 1939–1945) |
| Branch | Prussian Army Reichsheer German Army |
| Years of service | 1903–1934, 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Oskar Wilhelm Robert Paul Ludwig Hellmuth von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (31 January 1883 – 12 February 1960) was a German Generalleutnant. The son and aide-de-camp to Generalfeldmarschall and Reich President Paul von Hindenburg had considerable influence on the appointment of Adolf Hitler as German chancellor in January 1933.