Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelled Doenitz; 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German admiral during the Nazi era who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the German head of state in 1945. As Supreme Commander of the Navy since 1943, he played a major role in the naval history of World War II. He was convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg trials in 1946.
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16 September 1891 Grunau, Germany
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Died |
22 December 1980 (aged 89) Aumuhle, Germany
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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