Karl Dönitz

Birthdate: Sep 16, 1891

Birthplace: Grünau, Teltow, Brandenburg [now Berlin], Germany

Died: Dec 22, 1980

Karl Dönitz (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. As Supreme Commander of the Navy beginning in 1943, he played a major role in the naval history of World War II.

Known For

U-Boote westwärts!

(1941)

Nuremberg

(1948)

Nuremberg Trials

(1946)

Victory at Sea

(1952)

Karl Dönitz Movies

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2023 |
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
59m
Documentary, History
7.7
In the summer of 1945, the American authorities instructed two young soldiers, Budd and Stuart Schulberg, to gather visual evidence attesting to Nazi crimes, with a view to the trial against twenty-four dignitaries of the Third Reich which was preparing for Nuremberg. The sons of... Read all
asSelf
2019 |
Sciences nazies - La race, le sol et le sang
2018 |
ASHCAN: The Secret Prison
1996 |
Der Nürnberger Prozess
1995 |
War at Sea: The Black Pit
1995 |
War at Sea: U-boats in the St. Lawrence
1994 |
Time Capsule: WW II - War in Europe
1990 |
You Can't Live Like That
1976 |
The Memory of Justice
1962 |
The Clouded Dawn
1962 |
V Was for Victory
1954 |
Victory at Sea
1953 |
Bis fünf nach zwölf - Adolf Hitler und das 3. Reich
1948 |
Nuremberg
1946 |
Nuremberg Trials