Tannenberg Memorial, East Prussia. Entrance tower to Hindenburg`s Tannenberg Memorial, and view to the Hindenburg Tower, with his tomb, by September 1935.
After 1935 the main entrance and main exit. The tower in the background (large cross) is the Hindenburg tower, and Hindenburg tomb. The memorial was destroyed by Poland till early 1980`s, left only with the basements of the burial chambers, and graves of the unknown soldiers. East Prussian town of Hohenstein. The memorial was destroyed by Poland till early 1980`s, left only with the basements of the burial chambers, and graves of the unknown soldiers. 1934, Paul von Hindenburg, at this time German President, probably last visit to his beloved Tannenberg Memorial, East Prussia. Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg Born: October 2, 1847, in Posen, Germany, (now Poznań, Poland) Died: August 2, 1934, at his residence in Neudeck (East Prussia), (today Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland) Paul von Hindenburg was buried within the Tannenberg Memoria, August 7,1934. The memorial was rebuild, inside, to give the late Reichs Rresident Hindenburg and his wife, August / September 1935, their own Mausoleum in Tower No 5. 20 unknown soldiers where also buried, beside him and his late wife. The Tannenberg Memorial had 8 towers, and was officially inaugurated 1927, near the place of the day`s long balle between German and Russian troops, who invaded East Prussia. Paul von Hindenburd and his close friend and adjutant officer Ludendorf where victorious over the far larger Russian armies. Paul von Hindenburg aand his wife are now buried now in the Elizabeth Church in Marburg, Germany
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