HIndenburg YET again

[Jules Levin]

On 5/8/2012 10:22 AM, Francoise Rosset wrote:
> On Mon, 7 May 2012 08:23:54 +0100
>  Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> And it continues to get more complicated.  It has been pointed out to 
>> me that, while H. was still a general, his cheeks were quite normal. 
>> It was only when he became a Field Marshal and President that his 
>> jowls became so heavy.
>
>
> I love the fact that a SEELanger knew/noticed this!
> But even as president, Hindenburg would retain his rank. And since the 
> rank in German is actually Generalfeldmarschall, perhaps one could 
> keep the word General in English. Or not.
Golly, I think Hindenburg, like Cher, Hitler, and Churchill, is 
well-enough known by one name.  There is no rank in the original 
Russian.  Why oh why is it necessary in the translation?  This is 
getting a little silly.
Jules Levin
LA








>
> For confirmation, note the photo of a run-off ballot from the 1912 
> elections, when incumbent Hindenburg was re-elected. It lists the 
> candidates in alphabetical order, with Hindenburg before Hitler and 
> listed as "Generalfeldmarschall, Reichspräsident."
> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichspräsidentenwahl_1932
>
> Back to end-of-the-year grading.
> Thank heaven for these distractions ...
> -FR
>
>
> Francoise Rosset, Associate Professor
> Chair, Russian and Russian Studies
> Wheaton College
> Norton, Massachusetts 02766
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