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|fullname = Karl Dönitz | |fullname = Karl Dönitz | ||
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|origin = German Empire | |origin = Grünau, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire | ||
|occupation = President of the Third Reich (very briefly)<br>Grand Admiral of the German Navy | |occupation = President of the Third Reich (very briefly)<br>Grand Admiral of the German Navy (1943 - 1945) | ||
|type of villain = Military Leader | |type of villain = Military Leader | ||
|skills = Command knowledge, knowledge of politics and naval command tactics | |skills = Command knowledge, knowledge of politics and naval command tactics | ||
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|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Crimes against peace | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Crimes against peace | ||
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{{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}}'''Karl Dönitz''' (September 16<sup>th</sup>, 1891 – December 24<sup>th</sup>, 1980) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of [[World War II]], serving as Grand Admiral for the entire Navy of [[Nazi Germany]] for most of the war. | {{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}} | ||
'''Karl Dönitz''' (September 16<sup>th</sup>, 1891 – December 24<sup>th</sup>, 1980) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of [[World War II]], serving as Grand Admiral for the entire Navy of [[Nazi Germany]] for most of the war. | |||
Following the death of [[Adolf Hitler]], he very briefly assumed the mantle of President of the Third Reich and gave the order for the Nazis to surrender to the Allied Powers. | Following the death of [[Adolf Hitler]], he very briefly assumed the mantle of President of the Third Reich and gave the order for the Nazis to surrender to the Allied Powers. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |