Karl Doenitz
Former President of Germany
Karl Dönitz was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state in May 1945, holding the position until the dissolution of the Flensburg Government following Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies days later. Wikipedia
Born: September 16, 1891, Grünau, Berlin, Germany
Died: December 24, 1980 (age 89 years), Aumühle, Germany
Buried: January 6, 1981, Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Aumühle, Germany
Children: Klaus Dönitz, Peter Dönitz, and Ursula Dönitz
Previous offices: President of Germany (1945–1945) and Minister of War of the German Reich (1945–1945)
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