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50. I wonder if history would have been different had Hindenburg been younger

Reply to rasputin1952 (Reply #44)

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 01:12 AM

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Hindenburg was popular with the German masses as shown by his landslide victory over Hitler in 1932 and possibly more importantly, Hindenburg had the full backing of the German Army.

Hindenburg could have crushed Hitler and the Nazi Party .

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