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Erich Raeder

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Also known as Erich Johann Albert Raeder

German admiral (1876–1960)

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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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Born
1876
Died
1960
Works
5

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  • Zum Gedächtnis an Admiral von Trotha
  • Grand Admiral
  • My life
  • Struggle for the sea
  • Der Kreuzerkrieg in den ausländischen Gewässern

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Female
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Aabenraa

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  • If later on we instruct in the technical handling of weapons, this task demands that the young soldier should also be taught National Socialist ideology and the problems of life. This part of the task, which becomes for us both a duty of honor and a demand which cannot be refused, can and will be carried out if we stand shoulder to shoulder and in sincere comradeship to the Party and its organization. The armed forces and the Party thus became more and more united in attitude and spirit.
  • ...the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to the State: these are ever the distinguishing characteristics of the soldier and sailor. Building character through intelligent training and education is always the first and greatest goal.
  • ...to protect our position in the Norwegian and Arctic areas by threatening the flank of enemy operations against the northern Norwegian areas, and by attacking White Sea convoys...to tie down enemy forces in the Atlantic, so that they cannot operate in the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean or the Pacific.
  • All wars will be settled by sea power.

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Erich Raeder
date of birth
1876-04-24
date of death
1960-11-06
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start of work period
1894-00-00
birth name
Erich Johann Albert Raeder
end of work period
1943-00-00
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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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