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Erich Raeder was a German admiral who led the German Navy during much of World War II and earlier served in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. He is historically significant because he shaped Nazi Germany's naval strategy and later faced trial for war crimes at Nuremberg after the war ended.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Erich Raeder is referenced by 485 other articles, and connects out to grand admiral, Imperial German Navy and General Admiral.
It sits within the topics 1876 births, 1960 deaths and Admirals of the Reichsmarine.
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- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1960
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Zum Gedächtnis an Admiral von Trotha
- Grand Admiral
- My life
- Struggle for the sea
- Der Kreuzerkrieg in den ausländischen Gewässern
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wandsbek
- Place of death
- Kiel-Windeweer
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Naval Academy at Mürwik
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- International Military Tribunal
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Kriegsmarine
- Military rank
- General Admiral
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-128-63, Erich Raeder.jpg
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- Erich Raeder
- date of birth
- 1876-04-24
- date of death
- 1960-11-06
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- Category:Erich Raeder
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- Erich Raeder
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- intelligence test
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1894-00-00
- birth name
- Erich Johann Albert Raeder
- penalty
- life imprisonment
- P8168
- Porcellio marginalis
- end of work period
- 1943-00-00
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Erich Johann Albert Raeder ([ˈeːʁɪç ˈʁɛːdɐ]; 24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939. Raeder led the Kriegsmarine for the first half of the war; he resigned in January 1943 and was replaced by Karl Dönitz. At the Nuremberg trials he was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released early owing to failing health in 1955.
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