3 years later, in 1936, when the world’s largest airship was ready, Hitler’s propaganda minister Goebbels requested Eckener to name the airship after Hitler. But Hugo Eckener didn’t give in. And he named this airship Hindenburg. Some people believed that Hitler had blown up this airship with a bomb in jealousy and to destroy Eckener’s reputation.
Even before this, when Hindenburg airship was on its first flight, Hitler’s government tried to use it to spread its Nazi propaganda. You will see that in many photos of this airship Nazi party flags are drawn on the tail of this airship.
It is said that Hugo Eckener was very strict about safety standards. But when Nazi Party took control of these airships, they put anyone they wanted in charge. But their followers were not qualified enough. Often they ignored safety standards. That’s why when Hindenburg airship took its first flight, it had almost crashed. But the airship was badly damaged. There was a big argument following the incident between the Nazi propaganda ministry and Eckener.
