German Navy Officer, Admiral and supreme commander of the German Navy, head of state and Chief German Wehrmacht Military and convicted Nazi war criminal (1891-1980)
Head and shoulders portrait of Vice Admiral Karl Doenitz
Upload media Spoken text audio Name in native language Date of birth 16 September 1891Grünau (German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia ) Date of death 24 December 1980Aumühle (Schleswig-Holstein , West Germany ) Manner of death Cause of death Place of burial Aumühle Cemetery (4363, 53°31′9.872″N 10°18′54.274″E) Country of citizenship Educated at Occupation Member of political party Position held Child Spouse Relative Notable work Zehn Jahre und Zwanzig Tage Award received Golden Party Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (1943) Order of Michael the Brave Clasp to the Iron Cross Wehrmacht Long Service Award Sudetenland Medal (1939) Memel Medal Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class House Order of Hohenzollern Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Military Merit Cross Royal Order of the Sword Gallipoli Star Liakat Medal Order of the Medjidie Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary Knight Commander of the Military Order of Savoy Grand Cross of the Military Merit - red badge Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (1944) U-boat War Badge (1940) Iron Cross 1st Class (1916) Iron Cross 2nd Class (1914) Military Order of Italy Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (1940) Frederickscross 4th class, Order of the Medjidie 
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