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Erich Raeder , 1876-1960, German admiral. As chief of staff to Admiral Franz von Hipper in World War I, he took part in the battles of Dogger Bank (1915) and Jutland (1916). Appointed (1928) commander of the German navy, Raeder secretly rebuilt the navy in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. He disagreed with Adolf Hitler on war strategy, and in 1943 Admiral Karl Doenitz succeeded him in command. Raeder was sentenced (1945) to life imprisonment as a war criminal but was released in 1955. His memoirs were published in 1957 (tr. 1960).

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Raeder, Erich (1876–1960) German admiral. He was Admiral Hipper's chief of staff in World War I, and from 1928 was commander-in-chief of the German navy, secretly rebuilding it in violation of the VERSAILLES PEACE SETTLEMENT. In the 1930s he elaborated his ‘Z-Plan’ for building a fleet capable of challenging Britain, but World War II began before this was achieved. He resigned and was replaced by Doenitz in January 1943, after Hitler became outraged by the poor performance of the surface fleet against Allied convoys. His part in unrestricted U-boat warfare led to his post-war imprisonment after trial at NUREMBERG.

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