(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Richard Rothe-Roth
Born: 24 Mar 1898 in Würzburg
Died: 09 Nov 1972 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (17 Sep 1917); Leutnant zur See der Reserve (28 Sep 1919); Leutnant zur See (10 Jan 1920 Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapitänleutnant (01 Aug 1929); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1939); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service and Attended Basic-Training and On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (03 Oct 1916-00 Mar 1917)
With the 1st Sailor-Artillery-Regiment of the Naval-Corps Flaunders (00 Mar 1917-00 May 1917)
Detached to the Destroyer-Flotilla Flaunders (00 May 1917-00 Aug 1917)
Training and Courses (00 Aug 1917-00 Dec 1917)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Emden’ (00 Dec 1917-00 Nov 1918)
Discharged to the Reserves (30 Nov 1918)
In Assault-Battalion von Arnauld of the III. Naval-Brigade Entered the Navy Reserves (01 Mar 1919-09 Jan 1920)
Reactivated and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief if the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Jan 1920-10 Jan 1921)
In the Staff of the Commander of Land-Forces of the Baltic Sea (11 Jan 1921-31 Mar 1922)
Company-Officer in the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1922-02 Oct 1923)
Training at the Torpedo-School Mürwik (23 Oct 1923-22 Dec 1923)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 11’ (23 Dec 1923-25 Sep 1925)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 10’ (26 Sep 1925-08 Feb 1926)
Group-Officer at the Naval-School Mürwik (09 Feb 1926-25 Sep 1928)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 19’ of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (26 Sep 1928-30 Sep 1930)
2nd Adjutant of the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1930-05 Oct 1932)
Torpedo-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (06 Oct 1932-18 Jan 1933)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (19 Jan 1933-31 Mar 1933)
1st Torpedo-Officer on the Armoured-Ship ‘Deutschland’ (01 Apr 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Advisor in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Advisor with the Staff of the II. Admiral of the North-Sea-Station (01 Apr 1935-16 Sep 1937)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer, Fleet-Command (17 Sep 1937-19 Dec 1940)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the 2nd Admiral of the Fleet (20 Dec 1940-12 Jun 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Fleet-Chief (13 Jun 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Naval Warfare Command, OKM (01 Sep 1941-06 Nov 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the Admiral Aegean (07 Nov 1941-31 Jan 1943)
Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser ‘Admiral Scheer’ (01 Feb 1943-04 Apr 1944)
Chief Of Staff, Fleet-Command (05 Apr 1944-23 May 1945)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff of Naval-Group-Command North (05 Apr 1944-30 Jul 1944)
In Captivity (23 May 1945-04 May 1948)
Released (04 May 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz (Marine)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I
- Flottenkriegsabzeichen


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