Doenitz, Karl - Yad Vashem

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Shoah Resource Center, The International School for Holocaust Studies. 1/1. Doenitz, Karl. (1891--1980), Commander of the German navy. On April 30, 1945,  ...
Doenitz, Karl (1891--1980), Commander of the German navy. On April 30, 1945, just hours before committing suicide (and having broken ties with other Nazi leaders such as Goering and Himmler), Adolf Hitler appointed Doenitz his successor, a post Doenitz filled for one week.

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