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Doenitz

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Doe·nitz also Dö·nitz  (dnts), Karl 1891-1980.
German naval officer who was chief naval commander during World War II and briefly headed the German government after the death of Adolf Hitler (1945).

Doenitz (German) [ˈdøːnɪts]
n
(Biographies) a variant spelling of (Karl) Dönitz


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His death - as the Allies closed in on his Berlin bunker - was revealed by a newsreader on Hamburg radio who said Grand Admiral Doenitz had been appointed the Fuhrer's successor.
Representing the Axis are three German commanders, Raeder, Doenitz and Lutjens while representing the Japanese Navy are Admirals Yamamato, Nagumo and Koga, and two French Admirals, Darlan and de la Borde.
They also provide a fascinating insight into the trials of co-defendants Albert Speer, architect of the Third Reich, and Karl Doenitz, president of Nazi Germany following Hitler's death.
 
 
 
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