"On 30 January 1944 I received from the Fuehrer, as a decoration, the Golden Party Badge; and I assume that I thereby became an honorary member of the Party." The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
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Knopp, Guido, Nellessen, Ursula, Hitlers Helfer: Dönitz. Der Nachfolger (youtube-video), ZDF Enterprises 1997, tid: 21:40, länk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEjTBxaXes