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title: Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews
author: H.Hoffmann - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20464/admiral-donitz-congratulating-u-boat-crews/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-05-19
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# Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews

_Authored by H.Hoffmann - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20464.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20464.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph taken during the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45) showing Admiral Karl Dönitz (1891-1980), who was head of the German [U-boat](https://www.worldhistory.org/U-Boat/) service, congratulating U-Boat crews. Taken in May 1942. (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, H. -. I. W. (2025, May 19). Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20464/admiral-donitz-congratulating-u-boat-crews/>
### Chicago
Museums, H.Hoffmann - Imperial War. "Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 19, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20464/admiral-donitz-congratulating-u-boat-crews/>.
### MLA
Museums, H.Hoffmann - Imperial War. "Admiral Donitz Congratulating U-Boat Crews." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 May 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20464/admiral-donitz-congratulating-u-boat-crews/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205042088) by **H.Hoffmann - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.