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Raeder with Adolf Hitler, 1943. On 30 January 1943, following Hitler's outrage over the Battle of the Barents Sea, Karl Dönitz, the supreme commander of the Kriegsmarine's U-boat arm, was promoted to grand admiral, and Raeder was named admiral inspector, a ceremonial office. Raeder had failed to inform Hitler of the battle, which Hitler ...
- 1894–1943
- Großadmiral
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr (the German military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944. Canaris was initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, and the Nazi regime.
- 1905–1944
- Admiral
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Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, employed a personal staff, which represented different branches and offices throughout his political career. [1] He maintained a group of aides-de-camp and adjutants, including Martin Bormann 's younger brother Albert in the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK), Friedrich Hoßbach of the ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Erich Raeder (born April 24, 1876, Wandsbek, Ger.—died Nov. 6, 1960, Kiel, W.Ger.) was the commander in chief of the German Navy (1928–43) and proponent of an aggressive naval strategy, who was convicted as a war criminal for his role in World War II.
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Feb 5, 2021 · He was the chief architect of the Second World War, following his rise to power as the leader of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. His anti-Semitic policies lead to the deaths of more than six million Jews during the Holocaust, cementing his reputation as one of the most infamous men in history.
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Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party from 1933 until his death in 1945. He and his Nazi government are known for causing World War II and the Holocaust , which killed millions.
He was capacitated as Rear Admiral and as Commander of the Submarines on October 1, 1939 and on September 1, 1940 he became Vice Admiral. He played an instrumental role during the war with his submarine tactics causing huge damage to Allied forces in the Battle of the Atlantic.
