In 1981, the West German government was handed a bizarre document. It was called the ‘Dönitz Testament’ and had been written by Hitler’s successor and the last leader of Nazi Germany, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, in 1975. Its contents were suppressed by the German state until 2015. What were the explosive claims made by Dönitz in this document, and why was the German government unsettled by it? Find out here…
If you would like to see the Dönitz baton, please visit The Soldiers of Shropshire Museum at Shrewsbury: https://www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/about-us/
Dönitz’ car pennants from the day of his arrest in 1945 can be viewed at The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum: https://herefordshirelightinfantrymuseum.com
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Primary Source: ‘When the “Last Will” of Hitler’s successor unsettled Bonn’, by Sven-Felix Kellerhoff, WELT, 29 May 2025
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Qualle; Wolken Kratzer; I, Der Wolfing Wald
