German Admiral Karl Donitz

Karl Dönitz commanded Germany’s submarine arm and became commander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine in 1943. He promoted coordinated U-boat attacks on Allied shipping, commonly called wolfpack operations. In the war’s final days Hitler designated him successor, and he briefly headed the government at Flensburg before Allied arrest. At Nuremberg he was convicted of war crimes. His biography belongs to the history of Nazi Germany’s naval campaign and its consequences. Dönitz had served in submarines during the First World War before building his later career. His operational reputation cannot be separated from the political regime and war he served. He received a ten-year prison sentence.

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Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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