History of the German Empire / 20th centuryHindenburg; Paul von (1847-1934); German soldier and statesmanPortrait of Marshal Paul von Hindenburg; circa 1916.(Winner of the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914; Hindenburg was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial German Army in 1916. He would assume the position of Generalfeldmarschall until the end of the conflict; ruling Germany with General Ludendorff; in the form of a military dictatorship).Color lithograph after a painting by Arthur Fischer (1872-1948); date unknown.