Diether von Roeder
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Kapitänleutnant
Diether von Roeder (died 10 July 1918) was a German
naval officer killed during World War I
. He was commander of the 13th Torpedo Boat Flotilla and died aboard Torpedo Boat S66. The World War II
German destroyer Z17 was named Diether von Roeder
in his honour.
Captain Lieutenant
Captain lieutenant or captain-lieutenant is a military rank, used in a number of different navies worldwide.It is generally equivalent to the Commonwealth or US rank of lieutenant, and has the NATO rank code of OF-2, though this can vary....
Diether von Roeder (died 10 July 1918) was a German
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
naval officer killed during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was commander of the 13th Torpedo Boat Flotilla and died aboard Torpedo Boat S66. The World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
German destroyer Z17 was named Diether von Roeder
German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder
Z17 Diether von Roeder was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
in his honour.