A viewer distinguishes an impossible strategic assignment from Dönitz's own management choices. In this assessment, he believed U-boat success remained possible, demanded unusually centralized control, and kept dispatching boats after the battle was effectively lost. The point does not claim that German naval resources could have defeated the Allies; it asks whether the commander imposed avoidable losses while pursuing an unattainable outcome. The comment receives no further analysis, so this remains a critique raised in the discussion rather than a settled judgement.
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Dönitz, central control, and costly persistence
A critique of Dönitz separates the Kriegsmarine's impossible strategic position from his own preference for central control and continued commitment of U-boats.