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8 quotes by Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( listen (help·info)), known universally as Paul von Hindenburg (German: [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn bʊɐ k] ( listen); 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Hindenburg enjoyed a long career in the Prussian Army, retiring in 1911. He was recalled at the outbreak...
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All we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field... →

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I also believed that our public at home would be strong enough to survive even the present crisis.

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However, the fact that the tanks had now been raised to such a pitch of technical perfection that they could cross our undamaged trenches and... →

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In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We... →

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I believed that our own public would keep this in mind even in this serious crisis, and stand firm if only we at the front continued to stand firm... →

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It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to... →

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In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue to... →

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It does not seem to me to be sufficiently recognized everywhere among the officials that the existence or non-existence of our people and Empire is... →

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