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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.
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Karl Dönitz was the supreme navy commander of the Nazi army between January 1943 and May 1945. By Adolf Hitler will and testament, he was named his successor as head of state (30 April-23 May 1945).
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.
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Sep 17, 2011 · Karl Dönitz (sometimes Doenitz) was born in Grünau near Berlin to engineer Emil Dönitz and Anna Beyer. He started his career in the Kaiserliche Marine, or the German imperial navy, in 1910 as a cadet. During WW1, he served first aboard a light cruiser then aboard the U-boat UC-68.
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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.
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Karl Dönitz (pronounced [ˈdøːnɪts] (help·info); 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German naval leader. He commanded the German Navy ( Kriegsmarine) during the second half of World War II. Dönitz was also President of Germany [1] for 23 days after Adolf Hitler's suicide. [2]
