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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox| Box title= Karl Dönitz | ||
| | |name = Evil-doer | ||
|Image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1976-127-06A, Karl Dönitz (cropped)(2).jpg | |||
|fullname = Karl Dönitz | |fullname = Karl Dönitz | ||
|alias = | |alias = | ||
|origin = Grünau, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire | |origin = Grünau, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire | ||
|occupation = President of the Third Reich ( | |occupation = President of the Third Reich (April 30, 1945 - May 23, 1945)<br>Grand Admiral of the German Navy (1943 - 1945) | ||
|type of villain = | |type of villain = Fanatical War Criminal | ||
|skills = | |skills = Leadership<br>Military training | ||
|goals = Win the war (failed) | |goals = Win the war (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Crimes against peace | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Crimes against peace<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br> | ||
|hobby = }} | |hobby = }} | ||
{{Quote|I think that I have now said enough about the war, which is past now for over twenty-five years. I bow in reverence before the memory of the men who lost their lives in this war on both sides, and I think that we all hope that we never shall have such a war again.|Karl Dönitz}} | {{Quote|I think that I have now said enough about the war, which is past now for over twenty-five years. I bow in reverence before the memory of the men who lost their lives in this war on both sides, and I think that we all hope that we never shall have such a war again.|Karl Dönitz}} | ||
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==Dönitz's relationship to Jews and Nazism== | ==Dönitz's relationship to Jews and Nazism== | ||
Despite his postwar claims, Dönitz was seen as supportive of Nazism during the war: | Despite his postwar claims, Dönitz was seen as supportive of Nazism during the war: | ||
*Several naval officers described him as "closely tied to Hitler and Nazi ideology." On one occasion, he spoke of Hitler's humanity. Another event, in which he spoke to Hitler Youth in what was defined as an "inappropriate way", earned him the nickname of "Hitler Youth Dönitz". | *Several naval officers described him as "closely tied to Hitler and Nazi ideology." On one occasion, he spoke of Hitler's humanity. Another event, in which he spoke to [[Hitler Youth]] in what was defined as an "inappropriate way", earned him the nickname of "Hitler Youth Dönitz". | ||
*He refused to help [[Albert Speer]] stop the scorched earth policy dictated by Hitler, and is also noted to have declared, "In comparison to Hitler we are all pipsqueaks. Anyone who believes he can do better than the Führer is stupid." | *He refused to help [[Albert Speer]] stop the scorched earth policy dictated by Hitler, and is also noted to have declared, "In comparison to Hitler we are all pipsqueaks. Anyone who believes he can do better than the Führer is stupid." | ||
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*Author Eric Zillmer argues that, from an ideological standpoint, Dönitz was anti-Marxist and anti-Semitic. Later, during the Nuremberg trials, Dönitz claimed to know nothing about the extermination of Jews and declared that nobody among "[his] men" thought about violence against Jews. | *Author Eric Zillmer argues that, from an ideological standpoint, Dönitz was anti-Marxist and anti-Semitic. Later, during the Nuremberg trials, Dönitz claimed to know nothing about the extermination of Jews and declared that nobody among "[his] men" thought about violence against Jews. | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
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