Erich Raeder
Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German naval leader who led the German navy for the first half of WWII. He resigned in 1943 and was replaced by Karl Dönitz.
At the International Military Tribunal Raeder was sentenced to ten life imprisonment but was released early due to failing health.
External links
- NOT GUILTY AT NUREMBERG: The German Defense Case - detailed descriptions and criticisms of the alleged evidence against each of the accused at the IMT
- The Reichsmarine 1919-1935 by Jason Pipes
- Kriegsmarine The Navy 1935-1945 by Jason Pipes