Word: hindenburgs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hindenburg. [The Kaiser's favorite] Captain Ludendorff . . . who was not even of the nobility, could not be given the position of Commander-in-Chief. To prevent friction and quarrels the distinction had to be conferred on some passive, easy-going general who would permit caustic, hard-headed Ludendorff, a neurasthenic with a will as well as muscles of steel, to have his own way. . . . Old General Paul von Hindenburg was on the pension list. . . . He would not disturb or irritate the inordinately egotistical and self-assured Ludendorff. . . . Hindenburg was appointed Commander-in-Chief...
...then this quiet old man was showered with glory . . . the credit for four-fifths of which, at least, belonged to Ludendorff. . . . In every heart, on every tongue, there was but one name, Hindenburg. . . . Every maid in the most distant forester's lodge knew that head, which the people call 'a majestic brow of thunder,' and the Kaiser, in his jealous rage, termed 'a sergeant...
...ever seen a god on earth or even dared to dream of seeing one! Yet this is just what we have experienced. . . . Foch, the victor, went about Paris in uniform almost unnoticed; when Hindenburg, the vanquished, rode out, millions drunk with adoration were ready to strain their muscles to draw his carriage through the streets...
President von Hindenburg: "I personally superintended the decoration of the Executive Mansion and assisted at the trimming of the Christmas tree. I reflected that 50% of the cost of the tree had been paid to the Government as a luxury...
...Herr Koch vanished into the political limbo, rumors were again current that Dr. Luther will have to resume in name the office which he still exercises in fact, and continue to carry on with a minority government. Meanwhile President von Hindenburg announced that he would declare a Christmas recess on all attempts to form a cabinet. Observers opined that the matter may drift unsettled well into the New Year, since no emergency threatens...