Doenitz
Americannoun
noun
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Doenitz, contrary to the Naval Protocol of 1936, ordered U-Boats to sink merchant ships without warning and not hang around to rescue survivors.
From Forbes
German naval commander Karl Doenitz successfully used the defense during the post-war Nuremberg trials to avoid sentencing for ordering his navy not to rescue survivors of German submarine attacks.
From US News
The last former president to go on trial in Germany was Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, who was convicted at the Nuremberg military trials for his role in Hitler's Nazi regime and spent 10 years in jail.
From Reuters
The last German head of state to face charges in court was Adolf Hitler's successor Admiral Karl Doenitz, who was convicted at the Nuremburg trials of war crimes.
From BBC
But I understand that it took them a long time, and that when they'd done it, Doenitz became suspicious and changed all the codes.
From The Guardian
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