Video: 'The World At War: A New Germany 2/5' (Aug. 2, 1934, at 6:33)

(Thursday, August 2, 1934, 9:00 a.m. local time) — German President Paul von Hindenburg, 86, died this morning from lung cancer at his home in Neudeck, East Prussia, paving the way for Adolf Hitler’s complete takeover.