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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3841680, member: 39"]Hindenburg was an "interesting" figure - on one hand he was not exactly fond of Hitler and the nazis in general, on the other hand he was not actually a democrat either. Yes, he was the democratically elected president of the Deutsches Reich (first elected in 1925, then re-elected, stayed in office until he died). But it was him who appointed Hitler in 1933. In the previous election the nazi party got "only" 32 percent of the votes, but that was the biggest share. In the Weimar Republic (1919-33) the president had much more political power than the federal president in today's Germany - he could dissolve the parliament, and basically appoint anybody who he thought could get a working majority.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hindenburg was primarily a WW1 "hero" and a military, not so much a political figure. Certainly not the best person to represent this young democracy (Weimar Rep.) but in the late 20s/early 30s, the alternatives were a nazi and a communist. Whether the nazis "instrumentalized" Hindenburg in 1932/33, whether he believed the new nationalist government (initially not just nazi ministers) would be the best for the country ... hard to tell. Since the previous governments (chancellors Papen and Schleicher) had already preferred an authoritarian approach, Hindenburg may have believed the difference would not be that big.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, Hindenburg had been portrayed on a Weimar Republic coin before: In 1929 two pieces (3 and 5 RM) commemorated the tenth anniversary of the constitution. Both show an oath hand on one side ... and the eagle on the other side? Nah, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22835.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22835.html" rel="nofollow">Hindenburg</a>. Today's Germany (the Federal Republic) does not feature living people on its coinage, but maybe in those years some people thought of Hindenburg as some kind of ersatz Kaiser. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3841680, member: 39"]Hindenburg was an "interesting" figure - on one hand he was not exactly fond of Hitler and the nazis in general, on the other hand he was not actually a democrat either. Yes, he was the democratically elected president of the Deutsches Reich (first elected in 1925, then re-elected, stayed in office until he died). But it was him who appointed Hitler in 1933. In the previous election the nazi party got "only" 32 percent of the votes, but that was the biggest share. In the Weimar Republic (1919-33) the president had much more political power than the federal president in today's Germany - he could dissolve the parliament, and basically appoint anybody who he thought could get a working majority. Hindenburg was primarily a WW1 "hero" and a military, not so much a political figure. Certainly not the best person to represent this young democracy (Weimar Rep.) but in the late 20s/early 30s, the alternatives were a nazi and a communist. Whether the nazis "instrumentalized" Hindenburg in 1932/33, whether he believed the new nationalist government (initially not just nazi ministers) would be the best for the country ... hard to tell. Since the previous governments (chancellors Papen and Schleicher) had already preferred an authoritarian approach, Hindenburg may have believed the difference would not be that big. Interestingly, Hindenburg had been portrayed on a Weimar Republic coin before: In 1929 two pieces (3 and 5 RM) commemorated the tenth anniversary of the constitution. Both show an oath hand on one side ... and the eagle on the other side? Nah, [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22835.html']Hindenburg[/URL]. Today's Germany (the Federal Republic) does not feature living people on its coinage, but maybe in those years some people thought of Hindenburg as some kind of ersatz Kaiser. ;) Christian[/QUOTE]
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