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Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelled Doenitz; German: [ˈdøːnɪts] ⓘ; 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state in May 1945, holding the position until the dissolution of the Flensburg Government following Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies days later.
May 29, 2024 · Karl Dönitz (born September 16, 1891, Grünau-bei-Berlin, Germany—died December 24, 1980, Aumühle, West Germany) was a German naval officer and creator of Germany’s World War II U-boat fleet who for a few days succeeded Adolf Hitler as German head of state.
Karl Dönitz was an unusual choice to succeed Hitler. He was a gifted naval officer and a devoted Nazi, but he had come up through the ranks of the military, not the Nazi party, unlike other prominent leaders of the Third Reich.
From 1939, Karl Dönitz (1891–1980) was Commander of Germany's U-Boat fleet. In 1943, Dönitz was appointed Commander in Chief of the German War Navy. In May 1945, after Hitler committed suicide, Dönitz was appointed Reich President.
Feb 28, 2018 · Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator of the Reich’s German U-boat fleet and a very proactive naval leader.
Dönitz was named Hitler’s successor in his last will and testament. He became the second and last leader of Nazi Germany when the Führer committed suicide on 30th April 1945. He ordered Alfred Jodl, the head of the German armed forces, to surrender to the Allies.
He was appointed commander of the fleet and during the early years of World War Two, turned the U-boats into a serious threat to Britain's survival. Under his guidance, by early 1941...
On 31 Jan, 1943 Karl Dönitz became the Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine (ObdM) (Commander in Chief). He also retained his position as BdU. In the last days of war after Hitler's death, he also became for 20 days the last head of the German state until his his arrest on 23 May, 1945 by the Allies.
Karl Dönitz (IPA pronunciation: [ˈdøːnɪts]) (September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, who was in command of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was President of Germany for 23 days, after Adolf Hitler's suicide.
Nazi German defendants—including Grand Admirals Karl Dönitz (back row, far left) and Erich Raeder (next to Dönitz)—sit in the dock during the first and most well-known of the Nuremberg war crimes trials, which began on 20 November 1945.
