B19 · Contemporary retrospective assessment through modern translation

Raeder’s report to Hitler

Readiness, repairs, support constraints and a participant’s assessment of the lost chance to reach France.

Author
Admiral Erich Raeder
Date
6 June 1941
Passage
Report section 1 · Annex 1 · Annex 2, sections 3–4

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Archival original not inspected. A self-justifying command perspective with incomplete combat claims; projected escape is an assessment, not a proven alternative outcome.

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