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Apr 24, 1876 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Died on 06 Nov 1960 (aged 84)
German naval officer and Großadmiral during World War II
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About Erich Raeder
- Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II.
- 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.
- 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 in prison but was released early due to failing health.
