# Klaus Dönitz

> Karl Dönitz was a German naval officer and politician who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Nazi Germany after the latter's suicide during the World War II in April 1945. He held this position until the dissolution of the Flensburg Government, about two weeks after Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies. As Supreme Commander of the Navy beginning in 1943, he played a major role in the naval history of the war.

*German naval officer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/klaus-donitz

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1920-05-13
- **Died:** 1944-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 30.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.9 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 46.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Klaus Dönitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_D%C3%B6nitz)
- [Клаус Деніц](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6419867)

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