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Eberhard Godt (15 August 1900 – 13 September 1995) was a German naval officer who served in both World War I and World War II, eventually rising to command the Kriegsmarine's U-boat operations. ==Biography== :''This article incorporates information from the equivalent articles on the German Wikipedia Godt joined the Kaiserliche Marine in summer 1918 as a an officer cadet and served onboard the ''SMS Schlesien''. After the war he served in the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt. In March 1920 he was accepted in the Reichsmarine, becoming an officer in 1924. He served aboard numerous surface ships and naval installastions until 1935; when he was serving on the light cruiser ''Emden'' as adjutant to captain Karl Dönitz. Then ''Korvettenkapitän'' (Lieutenant Commander) Godt transferred to the newly established U-boat arm; commanding German submarine U-25 (1936) during the Spanish Civil War. In January 1938 he was appointed to the staff of the commander of the U-boat force, Admiral Dönitz. In October he became the force's chief of operations. He continued in this role until January 1943 when he assumed full tactical command of U-Boat operations after Dönitz was promoted to command the Kriegsmarine. In March Godt was promoted to ''Konteradmiral'' (Rear Admiral) and assigned, additionally to his U-boat duties, to a department command at the Naval High Command. In 1945 he become a POW and remained in British custody until 1947. During this time he also testified as a witness in the Nuremberg trials. Following the war he wrote a history of Kriegsmarine operations in World War II as member of the Naval Historical Team.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eberhard Godt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eberhard Godt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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