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Karl Donitz

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The north German does not go in for extremes. He has broader horizons than the men from the mountains of Bavaria and Austria.
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To Leon Goldensohn, March 3, 1946, from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004

 
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