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This was only hampered insofar as the previous concealment of rearmament had to be continued in consideration of the Versailles Treaty.' (C-156)Īn illustration of Raeder's concealment of rearmament is contained in his statement that: 'The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Raeder, had received hereby a far-reaching independence in the building and development of the Navy. Raeder's role in these developments are described as follows: This history shows that before the Nazis came to power the German Admiralty was deceiving not only the governments of other countries, but its own legislature and at one stage its own government, regarding the secret measures of rearmament ranging from experimental U-Boat and E-Boat building to the creation of secret intelligence and finance organizations. The story of Germany's secret rearmament in violation of the Treaty of Versailles is told in a history of the fight of the German Navy against Versailles, 1919 to 1935, which was published secretly by the German Admiralty in 1937 (C-156).

In successive and secret steps, the small Navy permitted to Germany under the Treaty of Versailles was enormously expanded under the guidance of Raeder. (1) Concealed rearmament in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. RAEDER'S PART IN THE CONSPIRACY TO PLAN AND WAGE WARS OF AGGRESSION.ĭuring the years of Raeder's command of the German Navy, from 1928 to 1943, he played a vital role in building up the Navy as an instrument of war, to implement the Nazis' general plan of aggression. In 1943 he became Admiral Inspector of the German Navy, which was a kind of retirement into oblivion, since after January 1943 Doenitz was the effective commander of the German Navy. In 1939 he was made Grand Admiral, a rank created by Hitler, who presented Raeder with a marshal's baton. In 1938 he became a member of the Secret Cabinet Council. in 1937 he received the golden badge of honor of the Nazi Party. In 1936 he became General Admiral, a creation of Hitler's, on his forty-seventh birthday. In 1935 he became Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. In 1928 he became an admiral, Chief of Naval Command, and head of the German Navy. By 1915 he had become commander of the Cruiser Koeln. POSITIONS HELD BY RAEDER.Įrich Raeder was born in 1876 and joined the German Navy in 1896.

Who did polish warships joined forces 1939