Editing Erich Raeder (section)

==Post-war==
{{main|Resignation and post-war life of Erich Raeder}}
===Nuremberg trial===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-60485-0028, Berlin, Raeder mit Ehefrau.jpg| thumb| Raeder with his wife after being released from prison (September 26, 1955)]]
Raeder was captured by Soviet troops on 23 June 1945<ref>{{cite book |last=Biagi |first=Enzo |date=1983 |title=La seconda guerra mondiale, una storia di uomini |trans-title=The world war two, a history of men |language=it |location=Milan |publisher=Gruppo editoriale Fabbri |page=2743}}</ref> and imprisoned in [[Moscow]]. At the end of July, he was taken to [[Nuremberg]] to [[Nuremberg trials|stand trial]] on the counts of: (1) conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; (2) planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression; and (3) crimes against the laws of war.

Raeder was found guilty on all counts<ref name="Biagi 2757">Biagi, p. 2757</ref> and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="Biagi 2759">Biagi, p. 2759</ref> He was surprised as he had expected to be sentenced to death.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bK3DoWaOvg0C&pg=PT201|title=Erich Raeder: Admiral of the Third Reich|last=Bird|first=Keith|date=2013|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=978-1612513751|language=en}}</ref> His wife, supported by German veterans, led several campaigns to free him until, on account of his ill health, he was released on 26 September 1955.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bK3DoWaOvg0C&pg=PT174|title=Erich Raeder: Admiral of the Third Reich|last=Bird|first=Keith|date=2013|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=978-1612513751|language=en}}</ref>

===Death===
[[File:Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Nordfriedhof NIK 2959.jpg|thumb|Raeder's Grave in [[Kiel]]]]
Raeder wrote his autobiography, ''Mein Leben'', using a [[ghostwriter]].{{cn|date=October 2023}}

He died of [[natural causes]] in [[Kiel]] on 6 November 1960.<ref name=britannica/><ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-11-07 |title=Admiral Erich Raeder Is Dead; Led German Navy Under Hitler; Played an Important Role in Developing of Nazi Fleet—Convicted for War Crimes |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/11/07/archives/admiral-erich-raeder-is-dead-led-german-navy-under-hitler-played-an.html |access-date=2023-09-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> His wife had died the previous year. He is buried in the ''Nordfriedhof'' (North Cemetery) in Kiel.<ref name="grave-site1"/><ref name="grave-site2"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-11-07 |title=Admiral Erich Raeder Is Dead; Led German Navy Under Hitler; Played an Important Role in Developing of JVczi Fleetu Convicted for War Crimes |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/11/07/archives/admiral-erich-raeder-is-dead-led-german-navy-under-hitler-played-an.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Former Grand Admiral [[Karl Dönitz]] attended his funeral on 12 November 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GERMANY: KIEL: DOENITZ AT RAEDER FUNERAL |url=https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/922866 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Reuters Archive Licensing |language=en}}</ref>