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bucolic_frolic

(55,903 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 08:32 PM Thursday

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The Dönitz Testament - Was Hitler's Successor President of Germany Until 1980?

In 1981, the West German government was handed a bizarre document. It was called the 'Dönitz Testament' and had been written by Hitler's successor and the last leader of Nazi Germany, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, in 1975. Its contents were suppressed by the German state until 2015. What were the explosive claims made by Dönitz in this document, and why was the German government unsettled by it? Find out here...

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The Dönitz Testament - Was Hitler's Successor President of Germany Until 1980? (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Thursday OP

Very interesting, thanks. Roeder was some character. appalachiablue Friday #1

YVW and thanks for the Roeder link. bucolic_frolic Friday #2

appalachiablue

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1. Very interesting, thanks. Roeder was some character.

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Fri May 22, 2026, 07:21 PM

Friday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Roeder

bucolic_frolic

(55,903 posts)

2. YVW and thanks for the Roeder link.

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2026, 07:27 PM

Friday

Fringe ideas never go away, they just go underground and incubate.

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