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German
President Paul von Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, at the age of
86. Although the superannuated president gave the regime an aura of
continuity and legitimacy, he possessed no political power and
played no role in state affairs. After Hindenburg’s death, Hitler
merged the offices of chancellor and president and became the Reichsfuehrer,
thereby making him the sole and unrivalled leader of Germany.
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