Colonel Richard Roethe (1865–1944) was a German Army officer and an influential figure in German military aviation during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. In 1914 he succeeded Colonel
Walter von Eberhardt
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as the
Inspector of Flying Troops, remaining in that post until 1916. Richard passed away in 1944 at age 79.
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1865 births
1944 deaths
Luftstreitkräfte personnel
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