The famed zeppelin '' Hindenburg '' that was destroyed by fire in 1937 was named in his honor , as was the Hindenburgdamm , a causeway joining the island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein that was built during his time in office . The previously Upper Silesian town of Zabrze ( ) was also renamed after him in 1915 , as well as the SMS '' Hindenburg '' , a battlecruiser commissioned in the Imperial German Navy in 1917 and the last capital ship to enter service in the Imperial Navy . The Hindenburg Range in New Guinea , which includes perhaps one of the world 's largest cliffs , the Hindenburg Wall , also bears his name
destroyed by fire in 1937
Hindenburg disaster
Paul von Hindenburg