Karl Dnitz was part of a ruling body and succeeded Adolf Hitler. The dissolution of the ruling body was shortly followed by the suicide of a naval officer. The naval officer was succeeded by Walter Warzecha.
 It was headed by Grand Admiral Karl Dnitz as the Reichsprsident and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk as the Leading Minister. 
 Dnitz briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Germany. 
Generaladmiral" von Friedeburg committed suicide shortly afterwards, upon the dissolution of the Flensburg Government. 
 Serving in the rank of General Admiral he succeeded General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg as the last "Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine" after the end of World War II. 
