Doenitz

American

[dœ-nits] / ˈdœ nɪts /

noun

Karl 1891–1980, German admiral.

Doenitz British

/ ˈdøːnɪts /

noun

a variant spelling of Dönitz

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Among them was Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, the first former German president to be put on trial.

From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023

Doenitz, who was only a head of state for a few months after the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, was convicted in 1946 and spent 10 years in a West Berlin jail.

From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023

In 1945, a day after Adolf Hitler took his own life, Admiral Karl Doenitz effectively became sole leader of the Third Reich with the suicide of Hitler’s propaganda minister, Josef Goebbels.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2021

For Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, it was a time of anguish.

From Time Magazine Archive

Radio in code and clear was flashed out constantly: on Christmas Eve last year Doenitz himself addressed his U-boat crews all over the world to wish them Merry Christmas and good hunting.

From Time Magazine Archive

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