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'''Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz''' ([[16 September]] [[1891]] - [[24 December]] [[1980]]) attained the high rank of [[Grand Admiral]] in [[Nazi Germany]] despite never joining the [[Nazi Party]]. He served as Commander in Chief of Submarines ([[Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote]]) during [[World War II]]. Under his administration, the [[U-boat]] fleet fought the [[Battle of the Atlantic (1940)|Battle of the Atlantic]], attempting to starve the [[United Kingdom]] of vital supply shipments from the [[United States]] and elsewhere. He also briefly served as [[President of Germany]] following [[Adolf Hitler]]'s death.

His name is spelled '''Karl Doenitz''' in [[English language|English]] if one does not use the [[umlaut]]s.