"Paul von Hindenburg - hero or villain?" Topic

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Tango01

12 Mar 2025 5:05 p.m. PST

"On one hand, he did appoint Hitler chancellor (although he may have been senile by 1933), but on the other hand, he seemed to disagree with Hitler's more evil policies (the full extent of Hitler's evil wasn't really visible in 1933-34, Hindenburg would likely have been surprised by the Holocaust), such as when he forced Hitler to amend his laws kicking Jews out of the civil service to make an exception for WWI veterans and their families (which was almost 50% of Jewish civil servants in Germany)…"

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