Why did Hitler choose him to succeed him?
What made the grand admiral of the kriegsmarine more qualified to be president than other German officials?
>>2048274
It was either him or Goering.
>>2048274
He didn't, he chose Goebbels to succeed him, and Donitz to succeed him. Goebbels just killed himself after a day because he didn't want to get hanged by the Russians.
>>2049178
No, he chose Donitz to succeed him as President, and Goebbels to succeed him as Chancellor. When Goebbels' an heroed, Schwerin von Krosigk replaced him as Chancellor
>>2048274
look at the rest of his staff. i'm pretty sure hitler realized the incompetency of most of them long before he sudoku'd
>>2048274
Dönitz was a pure military guy. No political or ideological shenanigans. He was a good choice.
>>2049548
This
he had legitimacy
Everyone else was dead or fleeing to Argentina.