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RE: Why Doenitz? Why Not.?
Posted by: Ted Armstrong ()
Date: November 28, 2000 07:17AM

<HTML>Hi Ying.

Firstly: Doenitz formatives years were spent in the Imperial German
Navy, where he became inbued with the virtues of honourable
behaviour, selfless devotion to duty, patriotism and unswerving
loyalty to the rigime. Doenitz served as a U-boat commander in the
WWI and he did developed into a leader of the utmost vigour and
his forcefulness to success upon his determination his incisiveness
and charisma that did won the hearts of the High Naval Command &
to the men of the German Navy at that time.
However, Doenitz was never a U-boat ace during WWI. It was
Hitler in January 1943 who promoted him to replace Adm Raeder.

So these are some of the reasons why Doenitz was chosen to lead
the German Navy, not just the U-boat arm, but the whole navy later
in the war.However, Doenitz\'s style in the planning and execution of
the U-boat campaign is still controversial today as he may be the
shrewdest admirals of WWII.

Cheers, Ted Armstong</HTML>

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Subject Written By Posted
Why Doenitz? Ying 11/28/2000 04:38AM
RE: Why Doenitz? Why Not.? Ted Armstrong 11/28/2000 07:17AM
RE: Why Doenitz? Why Not.? Joe Brennan 11/29/2000 08:11AM
RE: Why Doenitz? MPC 11/28/2000 09:35AM
RE: Why Doenitz? Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 12:51PM
RE: for Fin B Joe Brennan 11/29/2000 08:23AM
RE: Why Doenitz? kpp 11/28/2000 01:30PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 02:10PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Arthur 11/28/2000 02:59PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 03:22PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Arthur 11/29/2000 02:15PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Fin Bonset 11/29/2000 02:49PM
RE: Dont underestimate MPC 11/28/2000 03:24PM
RE: Dont underestimate Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 03:31PM
RE: Fin, I understand MPC 11/28/2000 11:05PM
RE: Fin, I understand Fin Bonset 11/29/2000 12:53PM
RE: dont forget the rule of 1/3 MPC 11/28/2000 11:15PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent kpp 11/28/2000 05:47PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 06:02PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent kpp 11/28/2000 06:59PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent Fin Bonset 11/28/2000 07:01PM
Doenitz, 300 U-boats and grand strategy SuperKraut 12/03/2000 06:58PM
RE: Why Doenitz? Michael Lowrey 11/28/2000 02:43PM
RE: Doenitz, and an outcome tangent kurt 11/28/2000 10:29PM
RE: Why Doenitz? Antonio Veiga 11/28/2000 10:56PM
RE: Why Doenitz? kpp 11/28/2000 11:01PM
RE: More information please MPC 11/28/2000 11:35PM
RE: More information please kpp 11/30/2000 09:40AM
RE: YING you better read this lot MPC 11/28/2000 11:21PM
RE: Why Doenitz? Ying 11/29/2000 04:30AM
RE: Why Doenitz? tony 11/29/2000 06:41PM


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