u/Both_Marzipan5457

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>be Hans-Georg von Friedeburg

> highly professional, capable, intelligent, and loyal officer

>serve as deputy commander for the u boat fleet

>war ends

>Karl Dönitz orders you to go negotiate with Montgomery to surrender

>awkward and tense meeting occurs

> experience a nervous breakdown after learning about, and seeing evidence of Nazi concentration camp atrocities

>unable to handle the collapse and surrender of your country, start weeping after the meeting

>commit suicide out of shame, depression and defeat

u/Both_Marzipan5457 — 10 days ago