"The name Hindenburg is the terror of our enemies and electrifies our army and our people, who have boundless faith in him."

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MonarchistsPeople of Nazi GermanyMilitary leaders from GermanyPrussiansPresidents of Germany
Original Language: English

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Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg to Baron Grünau (23 June 1916), quoted in Gerhard Ritter, The Sword and the Sceptre: The Problem of Militarism in Germany, Volume III: The Tragedy of Statesmanship—Bethman Hollweg as War Chancellor (1914–1917) (1972), p. 188