The Riga–Šiauliai offensive was a major Imperial German Army offensive, launched by Paul von Hindenburg with his Army of the Niemen, to divert Russian forces from the direction of the main German blow
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1
Hindenburg in 1925
Hindenburg as a cadet in Wahlstatt (1860)
House of Hindenburg in Posen (Poznań) on Podgórna Street (former Hindenburgstrasse)
Hindenburg as a lieutenant in the 3rd Garderegiment in 1870[clarification needed]