He is basically the Gracchi brothers in Roman history also. They were anti establishment figures who were murdered and betrayed by the establishment because they dared to question it. A few decades later, Sulla was named "dictator for life" and then eventually the emperors.
Knowing in detail German history in that period, I’m surprised I didn’t realise the Hindenburg comparison before, because it’s terrifyingly apt.
He is basically the Gracchi brothers in Roman history also. They were anti establishment figures who were murdered and betrayed by the establishment because they dared to question it. A few decades later, Sulla was named "dictator for life" and then eventually the emperors.