Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd president of Germany (born 1847)

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg was a German military and political leader who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. He played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 when he appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

The president of Germany, officially titled the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of state of Germany. The current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elected on 12 February 2017 and re-elected on 13 February 2022. He is currently serving his second five-year-term, which began on 19 March 2022.