The World at War - Admiral Donitz

***Have removed Pro-Nazi comments by idiots***

A clip from the greatest ever documentary The World at War. Taken from episode 10 "Wolfpack - U Boats in the Atlantic".

Featuring Admiral Donitz interviewed in 1973 and original Second World War footage

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[DocLeggz]

Whatever you think of Donitz's politics, you have to give him credit for his skills as a naval commander and strategist. He was no doubt one of the best of the 20th century. Also, remember before any of us judge the Admiral too harshly, 60 years from now someone might be judging our troops and commanders based on their opinions of W and/or Obama, and that's hardly fair. Soldiers fight wars, politicians start them.

[cro499]

@BlitzWotan .....And who said you Germans didn,t have a sense of humour? Eh?....

[MrGoblin60]

@levierdragon Glad to know that at least one of today's youth hasn't been overwhelmed and brainwashed by all the "dumbed down" rubbish pumped out via tv and facebook - your generation has become what Hitler described his own people as "A sleepwalking people". Maintain you interest in history so that you'll be alert to the latter day demagogues who are every bit as dangerous as Der Fuhrer was in his time. Remember. "Those who don't learn from history are condemed to repeat it".

[popper504]

@patricklegg2 I have German books about ww2 from Guderian , Leon Degrelle, and others. My papa fought in the ruhr and met my grandma in berlin hospital . Just because i have an interest in my heritage and respect it , i get called all kinds of stuff.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

I never knew Donitz spoke such perfect English.

[patricklegg2]

@levierdragon i am 49 yrs old, i started reading about the first and 2ww when i was 17 yrs old... i read everything i could get my hands on... i could not talk to anybody, at that time everybody as to day are concerned about self... i did not have a lot of friends.. i was called everything from a racist to a nazi an all in between.. for there lack of understanding... there is more then two sides of any advent... look at every possiblity, no matter how hard it may be...

[exv152]

Karl Doenitz was a hero. He saved thousand upon thousand of innocent lives at the end of WWII when he took over from Hitler, by not capitulating to the Russians and moving civilians and germans to the western front to ensure they were captured by the americans, brits or french. Hundred of thousands that were taken prisoner by the russians never came home again.

[levierdragon]

I'm 18 and I love learning about WW1 and WW2 and anything of the past, but it seems like kids my age would not like to discuss anything to do with WW2. Every time I refer something to WW2, they look at me in puzzlement. I have yet to meet another teen that has any knowledge of WW2. Most popular audiences of these history videos are 35-64 yo, so are today's younger generation much less aware of history or perhaps they have better things to do such as facebook and I'm just dwelling in the past...

[uchhobi]

@cro499 really? how smart of you...

[gyreenedoc]

@DocLeggz undoubtedly!

[7EMERSON9]

Was genuinely surprised to find old Donitz speaking here.