Opening and Dedication
A gathering of thousands came to the dedication of the newly finished memorial in September 1927. The 80 year old Hindenburg was dressed in the uniform of a Colonel-in-chief of a Masurian regiment to which he'd been appointed by the Emperor (who had since abdicated). His speech was deemed highly nationalistic and in keeping with the times for the Weimar Republic, but was not well received outside Germany. An extract from the speech was later carved into a bronze plaque by the Nazi regime and installed in one of the towers of the memorial. Six miles of veterans, resplendent in Imperial uniforms, paid homage to Hindenburg and the 20 unknown German soldiers from the 1914 battle who were interred at the memorial.
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