Erich Raeder

(1876-1960)

German admiral

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Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939. Raeder led the Kriegsmarine for the first half of the war; he resigned in January 1943 and was replaced by Karl Dönitz. At the Nuremberg trials he was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released early owing to failing health in 1955.

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Born	24 April 1876 Wandsbek, Germany
Died	6 November 1960 (aged 84) Kiel, Germany
Zodiac	Taurus
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Karl Dönitz · Associate · 1891-1980 · German Navy Officer, Admiral and supreme commander of the German Navy, head of state and Chief German Wehrmacht Military and convicted Nazi war criminal edit info

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