Acum un sfert de secol, în 1980, a decedat amiralul german Karl Donitz. Născut în 1891, s-a înrolat ca matelot în 1910 şi a devenit ofiţer în marina germană. A fost comandantul flotei germane de submarine “Weddigen” (1935-1942) şi apoi comandantul suprem al marinei militare a Germaniei (1943-1945). Desemnat şef al statului după sinuciderea lui Adolf Hitler la 30 aprilie 1945, a negociat capitularea Germaniei la sfârşitul celui de-al doilea război mondial. La procesul de la Nurnberg, a fost condamnat la 10 ani de închisoare, eliberat in 1956.
Karl Donitz
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Uniforma de amiral a lui Karl Donitz
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Karl Donitz
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Karl Donitz
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Karl Donitz în August 1940, alături de proaspătul decorat
Fritz Julius Lemp comandantul submarinului U-30
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Karl Donitz, 1 May 1941, faţă în faţă cu Wilhelm Schulz
comandantul submarinului U-124
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De la stânga la dreapta cu Hitler în faţă - Goring, Keitel, Donitz, Himmler
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Keitel, Goring, Donitz, Himmler şi Bormann
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Karl Donitz, 26 May 1941, alături de Herbert Wohlfahrt
comandantul submarinului U-556
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Karl Donitz
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Karl Donitz, procesul de la Nurmberg
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Karl Donitz şi Hitler