Events for Wednesday 6th January 2021
On This Day in History
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Funeral of Karl Dönitz
6th January 1981Karl Dönitz was a German naval commander during WWII. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Grand Admiral and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy. On 30 April 1945, after the death of Adolf Hitler and in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament, Dönitz was named Hitler's successor as Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. He was the last President of the Third Reich. He died of a heart attack on Christmas Eve 1980, aged 89.
Further Reading
Unconditional Surrender(Hardback - 256 pages)
by Walter Ludde-Neurath
This is the first English-language translation of a crucial memoir of the dying days of Hitler's Third Reich.
Walter Ludde-Neurath was an accomplished officer, who served with a variety of torpedo boats and destroyers, slowly rising through the ranks. In September 1944 he was selected to… Read more...