🕯️

Karl Dönitz

Notable Trials

Knowledge panel

Occupation

Notable Trials

Born

September 16, 1891

Zodiac

Virgo

32,607

days lived

89

age at death

Born
September 16, 1891
Died
December 24, 1980 (aged 89)
Zodiac
♍︎Virgo·rabbit 🐇
Updated Jul 2026

About

Notable Trials

Birth Chart

Natal Chart

Karl's Birth Chart

Astrology
♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎☉☽☿♀♂♃♄⛢♆♇
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
☉

Sun Sign

Virgo♍︎

☽

Moon Sign

Pisces♓︎

Dominant Element

Earth

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for September 16, 1891

Connections4

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Notable Trials

H. H. Holmes

H. H. Holmes

Notable Trials

Ante Pavelić

Ante Pavelić

Notable Trials

Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

Notable Trials

Day Lookup ToolDay MilestonesOn This Day
⚖️Compare with someone
⚡ Timeline
1980
Day 32,606
Age 89

Death

Confidence
96%
Dec 24, 1980

Karl Dönitz dies in Aumühle, West Germany.

1956
Day 23,756
Age 65

Release from Spandau Prison

Confidence
98%
Oct 1, 1956
1947
Day 20,393
Age 55

Imprisonment at Spandau Prison

Confidence
98%
Jul 18, 1947
1946
Day 20,103
Age 55

Conviction at Nuremberg Trials

Confidence
98%
Oct 1, 1946
1945
Day 19,607
Age 53

Arrested

Confidence
98%
May 23, 1945
Day 19,589
Age 53

Orders as President

Confidence
96%
May 5, 1945

Dönitz orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations.

Day 19,585
Age 53

Becomes President of Germany

Confidence
96%
May 1, 1945

Dönitz becomes President of Germany after Hitler's death.

1943
Day 18,763
Age 51

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

Confidence
96%
Jan 30, 1943

Dönitz is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine).

Day 18,734
Age 51

Grand Admiral

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1943

Promoted to Grand Admiral (Grossadmiral).

1936
Day 16,177
Age 44

Commander of U-boats

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1936

Dönitz becomes commander of the German U-boat fleet.

1935
Day 15,812
Age 43

Founds 1st U-boat Flotilla

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1935

Founds the 1st U-boat Flotilla 'Weddigen'.

1928
Day 13,499
Age 36

Promoted to Captain

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1928

Promoted to Captain (Kapitän zur See).

1918
Day 9,749
Age 26

Marriage

Confidence
96%
May 27, 1918

Marries Ingeborg Weber.

Day 9,603
Age 26

U-boat Commander

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1918

Commands U-boats during World War I.

1910
Day 6,771
Age 18

Joins the Imperial German Navy

Confidence
96%
Apr 1, 1910

Enters the Imperial German Navy as a Seekadett.

1909
Day 6,316
Age 17

Naval Academy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1909

Attends the Naval Academy in Mürwik.

1891
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Confidence
96%
Sep 16, 1891

Karl Dönitz is born in Grünau near Berlin.