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KARL DONITZ

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KARL DONITZ
KARL DONITZ
(1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuhrer after Hitler's suicide. T.Ms.S., 1p. 4to., a copy of Donitz's May 1, 1945 Message of the Day to the Armed Forces, in part: "The Fuehrer has nominated me as his successor...I assume command of all Services of the Armed Forces with the firm intention of continuing the fight against the Bolsheviks until our troops and the hundreds of thousands of German families in our eastern provinces have been saved from slavery or destruction. Against the British and the Americans I must continue to fight as long as they persist in hindering the accomplishment of my primary object...". Boldly signed at bottom and dated "15.12.77".