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Karl Doenitz
(Collaborator) Karl Doenitz born in Berlin-Grenau September16, 1891. In 1942, Doenitz was promoted to admiral, and in 1943, he replaced Erich Raeder as grand admiral of the German Navy. Doenitz is believed to have been responsible for sinking tons of ships manned by sailors of the allies. Doenitz was commander of Germany’s U- Boat Fleet and as Commander of Germany’s navy, he developed the “Pack System” in which German submarines grouped together to attack British ships. He supervised the clandestine building of Nazi Germany’s U-boat fleet in violation of the Versailles treaty. The U-Boat fleet fought the famous “Battle of the Atlantic”. He waged an unsuccessful campaign to destroy the British merchant marine and starve out the British Isles. On May 2, 1945, just hours before Hitler committed suicide, he appointed Doenitz as his successor. He set up a government in Flensburg, Marwick. But then on May 8th, he signed the Allied terms for Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender bringing an end to the war and the Holocaust. But soon he was captured on May 23, 1945 for “crimes against humanity” but sentenced to 10 years in prison for “crimes against peace” and for war crimes. He died of a heart attack on Christmas Eve 1980.

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