In his article, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie sheds light on how the “Third Reich” continued to exist after the capitulation on 8 May 1945 under Hitler's successor, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, with his caretaker government in Flensburg-Mürwik until 23 May - with cabinet meetings, ideological continuity and the attempt to continue the Nazi regime.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie on Germany's capitulation on May 8, 1945 in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie on Germany's capitulation on May 8, 1945 in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie writes in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung under the title “Germany's capitulation was not the end of the Second World War: After Hitler's death, Admiral Dönitz praised the ‘Führer’ as a role model for young people” on Gerhard Paul and his historical account of the end of the war 80 years ago.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie zur Kapitulation Deutschlands am 8. Mai 1945 in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie is a political scientist and historian and has been Henry Kissinger Professor for Security and Strategy Research at the University of Bonn since 2020. Previously, he was a member of the German Foreign Service for over 27 years.