History and chronology of Erich Raeder in Germany

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Military
World War, 2nd

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Admiral
Armament
Barbarossa
Battle Barents Sea
Commander
Invasion Africa
Invasion Britain
Invasion Egypt
Invasion Russia
Mobilization
Nuremberg War Trials
Operation Sea Lion
Retirement
Treaty Versailles
Z Plan

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Barents Sea
Berlin
Nuremburg
Obersalzburg
Versailles

Erich Raeder History of Germany


1928	Admiral
Appointed Admiral
1928	Armament
Versailles Germany circumvents the Versailles treaty by using pocket battle ships & submarines
1928	Treaty of Versailles
Versailles The German Navy circumvents the treaty by including pocket battle ships & submarines
1935	Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief
1935	Z Plan
Plans to build up a navy adequate to challenge Great Britain
1938	Mobilization
27th Sep Appeals to Hitler not to begin a war
1940	Barbarossa
Tries to convince Hitler to defeat Britain before the Americans join the British
1940	Invasion of Britain
11th July Raeder advises British invasion as a last resort to force Britain to sue for peace
14th Sep Berlin Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain
1940	Invasion of Russia
Tries to convince Hitler to defeat Britain before the Americans join the British
1940	Operation Sea Lion
11th July Obersalzburg Military chiefs meet to discuss the invasion of Britain but Raeder advises against
30th July Sets 20-26 September as the earliest date on which the Navy can be ready
14th Sep Says Germany does not enough air superiority over England to launch Sea Lion
Oct Operation Sea Lion is called off
Oct Preparations are deferred to the Spring but only to keep pressure on the British
1941	Invasion of Africa
14th Nov Advises Hitler that Italy's promise to invade Africa is meaningless
14th Nov Advises Hitler the fight for Africa, "decisive importance for the outcome of the war"
1941	Invasion of Egypt
30th May Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez
1942	Battle of Barents Sea
30th Dec Barents Sea Defeated in battle & later forced to resign by Hitler
1943	Retirement
30th Jan Disagrees with Hitler's strategy of scrapping the surface fleet & retires
1945	Nuremberg War Trials
Nuremburg Given life imprisonment but released in 1955
1946	Nuremberg War Trials
Nuremburg Leader of the Kriegsmarine until his retirement in 1943, succeeded by D”nitz, released (ill health) September 26, 1955