Who took charge after Hitler?

Karl Dönitz
In this document, Hitler declared Karl Dönitz would become the head of state, commander of the German armed forces, and Reichspräsident upon Hitler’s death. Joseph Goebbels would become the new Chancellor.

Which German generals were executed after ww2?

Ten prominent members of the political and military leadership of Nazi Germany were executed by hanging: Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Alfred Jodl, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Fritz Sauckel, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, and Julius Streicher.

What happened to Karl Dönitz after WW1?

He spent the rest of the war in a British POW camp. Karl Dönitz as Watch Officer of U-39 during World War I. Courtesy of Wikipedia. After Dönitz returned to Germany, he chose to remain in the greatly reduced German navy. Under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forbidden to possess any submarines.

How long was Doenitz in prison for?

As a result, Doenitz was sentenced to ten years in prison. Incarcerated at Spandau Prison, he was released on October 1, 1956. Retiring to Aumühle in northern West Germany, he focused on writing his memoirs in entitled Ten Years and Twenty Days. He remained in retirement until his death on December 24, 1980.

What did Dönitz see in the surrender terms?

Dönitz saw two options. One was full victory by the Allies, entailing the eradication of the Nazi regime, the dismantling of the German armed forces and the enslavement of the German people for centuries. Marshal Montgomery, right, reads the surrender terms.

What were Dönitz’s charges at the Nuremberg Trials?

Following the war, Dönitz was indicted as a major war criminal at the Nuremberg Trials on three counts: (1) conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; (2) planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression; and (3) crimes against the laws of war.