Karl Dönitz
Otto Schniewind, Navy General Admiral, born December 14, 1887 in Saarlouis, Commander of the Fleet, winner of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, died in Linz am Rhein on March 26, 1964, wrote about Karl Dönitz in Dönitz’s officer efficiency report in 1929:
“Excellently gifted for his post, above average, tough and brisk officer…Extremely duty-conscious and energetic, he placed high demands on himself and his subordinates. Possessed a clear, confident judgment in all professional questions…Quick in thought and action, prompt in resolution, absolutely reliable…All in all – a splendid officer of worthy personality, equally esteemed as officer and man, an always tactful subordinate and excellent comrade.” (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)
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Franz Stangl
Franz Stangl, SS-Hauptsturmführer, born March 26, 1898 in Altmünster, Austria, kommandant of the Sobibór and Treblinka extermination camps, winner of the War Service Cross 1st Class, convicted of crimes against humanity, sentenced to Life Imprisonment, died of a heart attack June 28, 1971 in prison at Düsseldorf, said of himself:
“My conscience is clear about what I did, myself. I have never intentionally hurt anyone, myself. But I was there. So yes, in reality I share the guilt.” (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)