Karl Dönitz
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title:
Karl Dönitz
text:
Karl Dönitz was a German navy officer who, following Adolf Hitler's suicide, succeeded him 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. As Supreme Commander of the Navy beginning in 1943, he played a major role in the naval history of World War II. He began his career in the Imperial German Navy before World War I. In 1918, he was commanding UB-68, and was taken prisoner
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German admiral (1891–1980)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_D%C3%B6nitz
date created:
2001-07-25T18:06:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:27:02Z
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