Karl Dönitz: Hitler’s Chosen Successor Who Was ‘Just Following Orders’

Karl Dönitz: Hitler’s Chosen Successor Who Was ‘Just Following Orders’

Karl Dönitz was in charge of the German navy, responsible for the U-boat campaigns during WWII and played a crucial role in submarine warfare, such as his plan to use U-Boats to starve Britain out of crucial supplies they needed during the war. Dönitz eventually became Hitler’s handpicked successor but could it be true that he knew as little about what was going on as he says he did? Credit to : The World History Channel