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Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelled Doenitz; German: [ˈdøːnɪts] ⓘ; 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) 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.
Peter Dönitz. Leutnant zur See auf U-954 Geboren in Swinemünde U 954 wurde am 19.05.1943, im Nordatlantik südöstlich Kap Farewell, durch Hedgehog der britischen Fregatte HMS JED (K.235) und der britischen Sloop HMS SENNEN (Y.21) versenkt. Das Boot operierte am Geleitzug SC-130.
On 19 May 1943, U-954 was sunk with all hands by hedgehog attacks from the Banff -class sloop HMS Sennen and the River-class frigate HMS Jed, both escorting Convoy SC 130. [4] One of those killed in the sinking was Admiral Karl Dönitz 's son Peter Dönitz. [5]
Admiral Karl Dönitz lost both his sons to enemy action during the war. The younger, Peter Dönitz, was killed while serving as watch officer on the U-954 when the boat was sunk with all hands in the North Atlantic on 19 May, 1943.
Dec 5, 2020 · The German losses were brought sharply home for Dönitz when he learned that his 20-year-old younger son, Sub-Lieutenant Peter Dönitz, and all his comrades had perished in the sinking of U-954. Adding to the admiral’s woes, meanwhile, was the fact that more of his boats were being sunk by B-24s, Sunderlands, and Vickers Wellingtons of RAF ...
When Peter DÖNITZ was born on 20 March 1922, in Berlin, Germany, his father, Karl Dönitz, was 30 and his mother, Ingeborg Geborene Weber, was 28. He died on 19 May 1943, in At Sea, at the age of 21, and was buried in Heikendorf, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Dec 8, 2015 · In World War One, Karl Dönitz served aboard the light cruiser Breslau of the Magdeburg class. He rose quickly throught the ranks and was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (Lieutenant 2nd class) on March 22nd, 1916. On May 27th, that year he married the nurse Ingeborg Weber, daughter of a general.
