No. President Took office Left office Time in office Party Election 1 Friedrich Ebert 11 February 1919 28 February 1925 † 6 years, 17 days SPD 1919 – Hans Luther Acting [A] 28 February 1925 12 March 1925 12 days Nonpartisan – – Walter Simons Acting [B] 12 March 1925 12 May 1925 61 days Nonpartisan – 2 Paul von Hindenburg 12 May 1925 2 August 1934 † 9 years, 82 days Nonpartisan 1925 1932 3 Adolf Hitler [C] 2 August 1934 30 April 1945 † 10 years, 271 days NSDAP 1934 4 Karl Dönitz 30 April 1945 23 May 1945 23 days NSDAP –