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December 24, 1980 (89 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Karl Doenitz
Karl Dönitz was a German admiral during the Nazi period, who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state of Germany in 1945. As Supreme Commander of the Navy since 1943 He played an important role in the history of World War II naval battles. He was convicted for war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials in 1946. He began his career in the Imperial German Navy before World War I. In 1918, he commanded the UB-68 when it was sunk by British troops. Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in the POW camp, he built what would come to be known as Rudeltaktik. At the beginning of World War II, he was a senior submarine officer of Kriegsmarine, known as Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote. In January 1943, Dönitz received the rank of Großadmiral and replaced Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander in Chief of the Navy. Dönitz was the main enemy of the Allied naval forces in the Battle of the Atlantic. From 1939 to 1943, the U-boat fought effectively but lost the initiative from May 1943 .
BornSeptember 16, 1891, Grünau, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
DiedDecember 24, 1980, Aumühle, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
Children3
CabinetGoebbels cabinet, Flensburg Government
Preceded byAdolf Hitler, (as), Paul von Hindenburg, (as President of the German Reich)
Succeeded byTheodor Heuss, (as President of West Germany), Wilhelm Pieck, (as President of East Germany)

About Karl Doenitz

War Hero Karl Doenitz was born on September 16, 1891 in Germany (He dies at the age of 89, on December 24, 1980).

Admiral of the German Navy who oversaw the WWII U-Boat campaign.

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Karl Doenitz before becoming famous

Karl Doenitz was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1891 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

He served in submarines throughout WWI and rose through the ranks to become the program's chief in 1935, designing a better version and pioneering tactics.

Achievement of Karl Doenitz

Hitler named Doenitz as his successor as commander of the armed forces just before committing suicide, and Doenitz authorized the official capitulation.

Karl Doenitz's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father was an engineer, and he was born in the Grünau area of Berlin, Germany.

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Karl Doenitz Collabed with

On his 2006 sketch comedy That Mitchell and Webb Look, British comedian Comedian David Mitchell played Doenitz.

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