Hindenburg donation
The Hindenburg donation is named after the Reich President Paul von Hindenburg .
In 1915 the German Association of Cities suggested the Hindenburg donation for the procurement of woolen goods and furs for the fighters in the east. Also known as the Hindenburg gift, there were a number of fundraising campaigns in the German Reich up to the end of the First World War .
On June 21, 1927 a Hindenburg-donation was launched to raise funds from individuals and corporations for social purposes, especially once war victims to acquire . It was to be presented to the Reich President on October 2, 1927, the 80th birthday of Paul von Hindenburg.
For advertising this birthday present there was a separate stamp and cards with the text: Protecting war veterans and orphans from hardship, alleviating the hard fate of war-disabled people must be a special honor for all of us. If the Hindenburg donation created the opportunity to actively supplement the welfare of the Reich, it would be my greatest joy on my 80th birthday! Berlin, July 15, 1927. von Hindenburg
A similar fundraising campaign was also carried out on Hindenburg's 85th birthday. The executive committee, the board of trustees, included Carl Duisberg and Franz von Mendelssohn . The work of the Hindenburg donation continued after Hindenburg's death, on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
The administration of the Hindenburg donation, to which the donations could be sent, was located in Berlin .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jesko von Hoegen: The hero of Tannenberg. Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar, 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-17006-6 , p. 290 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
- ↑ Illustration on www.arge-deutsche-geschichte.de
- ^ Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG: 1937. Source texts. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 1997, ISBN 978-3-110-96415-8 , p. 642 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
