Your American admiral said that he held me in the highest esteem, and thought that I conducted my defense perfectly. He said through his chief of staff that my conduct was beyond reproach and he had the greatest admiration for… — Karl Donitz Copy Share Image
The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
The north German does not go in for extremes. He has broader horizons than the men from the mountains of Bavaria and Austria. — Karl Donitz Copy Share
Only ... from personal experience [can a man] take the necessary measures without a preliminary process of trial and error. — Karl Donitz Copy Share
I was fascinated by the [operation] of a U-boat ... where every single man was an indispensable part of the whole. Every submariner, I… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
I accept responsibility for U-boat warfare from 1933 onward, and of the entire navy from 1943 on, but to make me responsible for what… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
...Our losses...have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses. — Karl Donitz Copy Share
Certainly inside my heart I know degrees of difference. But I can't blame any of these men who share a common fate with me.… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
Your American admiral said that he held me in the highest esteem, and thought that I conducted my defense perfectly. He said through his… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
No attempt of any kind must be made at rescuing members of ships sunk, and this includes picking up persons in the water and… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
With the new weapons like the atom bomb, Russia would have it, too, and use it first. It is a very difficult world. But… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
I read sometime around 1938 of Jewish fines and some street actions against them. But I was too concerned with U-Boats and the naval… — Karl Donitz Copy Share
