However, the list of naval officers now in Dönitz's hands was given to him by Chen Yanlong.

And these officers are the names of some of the officers that Chen Yanlong remembered on the Internet in later generations, as for how many were still alive in 1943; Then he doesn't know, Dönitz needs to investigate, and these officers are:

Johannes Bachmann, Otto Bakkenkaur, Max Bastian, Hans Benda, Theodor Bourchady, William Canaris, Otto Crianks, Emil Heryousengel von Waldger, Otto Hommel, Theodor Krianck, Eugen Lindawu, Günther Lütjans, Wilhelm Messer, Raoul Mavis, Higmut Mauser, Hermann Mottz, Willy von Nordek, Konrad Patziger, Wilhelm Piretzel, Hermann Densch, Paul Wrangel, Hans Fichtel, Otto Figo, Alfred Fikensche, Ernst von Gargern (baron), Walter Gradisch, Otto Gross, Günther Gusser, Gottfeld Hansen. ”

"Hermann von Fischer, Friedrich Fischer, Erich Furster, Richard Furst, Kurt Fryck, Werner Verges, Hubert Schmidt, Otto von Schladel, Karl-Georg Schuster, Werner Tilson, Paul Winneck, Hans Heinrich Umbach, Erich Zger."

Looking at the list of naval officers in front of him, even Dönitz found out for a while that some of them he didn't know, and some of them still needed to check whether they were still in office and what their current command ability was.

"Was this list given to me by the Führer?"

After reading the list of naval officers in his hand, Dönitz immediately turned to Klaus, the adjutant beside him, and asked.

"Yes! Commander! ”

Adjutant Klaus nodded in agreement.

"Does he have any suitable candidates to recommend to me?"

Dönitz frowned and continued to ask.

"Yes!"

Adjutant Klaus thought for a moment and replied.

"Who?"

Dönitz asked hurriedly.

"Former Imperial Navy Commander Erich Raeder! The Führer said that if you don't have a more suitable commander, then he wants to send Erich Raeder as commander-in-chief! ”

"Because the Führer said that he wants you to stay in the Mediterranean Sea to lead the aircraft carrier fleet against the menacing British and American aircraft carrier fleets!"

Adjutant Klaus conveyed what Chen Yanlong had said to Dönitz, who was thinking.

"Then do as the Führer wants!"

"Because I feel that Erich Raeder is the best person to lead our most elite carrier fleet to the Pacific Ocean and complete the Führer's secret bombing mission!"

"And now there are so many officers here, I don't know a lot of them!"

"If you want to inquire and investigate one by one, I'm afraid it is not appropriate to be in such a fierce battle environment now!"

Dönitz explained.

"Follow the commander's instructions!"

Adjutant Klaus respectfully agreed.

With that, he immediately turned around and left, following Dönitz's instructions.

And after Dönitz settled the commander, he immediately focused his attention on the Sicilian campaign.

Because Chen Yanlong has not given the order for him to immediately lead the fleet to support Sicily, the aircraft carrier fleet he is now leading is also patrolling the outer waters of Sicily, and is ready to immediately support Sicily's counterattack.

When Dönitz's attention changed, all the naval officers who had been with him returned to the officers' operations conference room on the Midway aircraft carrier for an emergency meeting.

Their operational meetings have always focused on analyzing the current battle situation and how they should deploy troops to quickly counterattack the British and American aircraft carrier fleets after they receive Chen Yanlong's counterattack order, as well as logistics and supplies.