Why did Paul von Hindenburg wrongly call Adolf Hitler "Bohemian corporal"?

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Paul von Hindenburg called Hitler a "böhmischer Gefreiter".

He (and others) wrongly assumed that Hitler was born in Broumov (called Braunau in German) that is indeed in Bohemia (today Czech Republic). However, that was a mistake, as Hitler was born in the actual town of Braunau in Austria.

At the time of Hitler's birth, both towns belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were called Braunau by Germans, so it was easy to get wrong.

"Gefreiter" is an enlisted rank in the military. Which was true, Hitler was Lance corporal in World War 1.

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During the German War in 1866 Paul von Hindenburg served as a 19-year old officier in the Prussian Army. During that war against the Austrian Empire he came across a Bohemian village also named "Braunau". Thats why he mistook Bohemia as Hitler´s birthplace.

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