Actor
Born Sep 16, 1891 · Grünau, Germany
Awards: Golden Party Badge, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Order of Michael the Brave, Clasp to the Iron Cross, Wehrmacht Long Service Award, Sudetenland Medal, Memel Medal, Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class
Karl Dönitz was a German naval officer and politician who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Nazi Germany after the latter's suicide during the Second World War in April 1945.