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German naval officer and head of the Kriegsmarine during WWII
Großadmiral
Erich Raeder
Erich Raeder, Official Portrait (1940).
Chief of the German Navy High Command
In office 1 June 1935 – 30 January 1943
Deputy
Rolf Carls
Preceded by
Himself (as Head of the Naval Command)
Succeeded by
Karl Dönitz
Head of the German Naval Command
In office 1 October 1928 – 1 June 1935
Preceded by
Hans Zenker
Succeeded by
Himself (as Oberbefehlshaber der Marine)
Personal details
Born
Erich Johann Albert Raeder
(1876-04-24)24 April 1876 Wandsbek, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
6 November 1960(1960-11-06) (aged 84)[1] Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Resting place
Nordfriedhof cemetery, Kiel[2][3]
Spouse
Augusta Schultz
Children
4
Parent(s)
Hans Friedrich Eduard Raeder (father) Gertrud Wilhelmine Margaretha (mother)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire (until 1918)
Weimar Republic (until 1935)
Nazi Germany
Branch/service
Imperial German Navy
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
Years of service
1894–1943
Rank
Großadmiral
Commands
SMS Cöln
Battles/wars
World War I
Raid on Yarmouth
Raid on Hartlepool
Battle of Dogger Bank
Bombardment of Lowestoft
Battle of Jutland
Action of 19 August 1916
World War II
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Criminal conviction
Criminal status
Deceased
Conviction(s)
Conspiracy to commit crimes against peace Crimes of aggression War crimes
Trial
Nuremberg trials
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment
Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960[1]) 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. Raeder attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939, becoming the first person to hold that rank since Henning von Holtzendorff in 1918. 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.
^ abThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2 November 2020) [20 July 1998]. "Erich Raeder". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^"Erich Raeder 24.IV.1876 – 06.XI.1960". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 April 2021. Obituary.
^Thorne, Stephen J. (30 October 2019). "Raeder's Defence: German Admiral Fights for His Doomed Fleet". Legion. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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