Karl Dönitz was born on September 16, 1891 in Grünau, Teltow, Brandenburg [now Berlin], Germany. He is known for his work on U-Boat, Course West! (1941), Victory at Sea (1952) and Nuremberg (1948). He was married to Ingeborg Weber. He died on December 22, 1980 in Aumühle, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.