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|fullname = Karl Dönitz
|fullname = Karl Dönitz
|alias =  
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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
|hobby = }}
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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==