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Kaleva

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18. Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution gave Hindenburg all the power
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 01:28 PM
Jun 2025

Hindenburg was popular with the German people as shown by his landslide win over Hitler in the 1932 presidential election. Furthermore, Hindenburg had the complete backing of the German Army.

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