Richard Roethe

{{Short description|German Army officer in World War I}}

{{For|the Lutheran theologian| Richard Rothe}}

Colonel Richard Roethe (1865–1944) was a German Army officer and an influential figure in German military aviation during World War I. In 1914 he succeeded Colonel Walter von Eberhardt as the Inspector of Flying Troops, remaining in that post until 1916. Richard passed away in 1944 at age 79.

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{{s-ttl|title=Inspector of Flying Troops|years=1914-1916}}

{{s-aft|after=Wilhelm Siegert}}

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Category:1865 births

Category:1944 deaths

Category:Luftstreitkräfte personnel

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