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Friedrich von Röth [Germany]

Name:Friedrich "Fritz" Ritter von RöthBalloon Buster
Country:Germany
Rank:Oberleutnant
Squadrons:FAA 296
Jasta 16, 23, 34
Victories:28
Born:29 September 1893
Place of Birth:Nurnburg
Died:31 December 1918
Place of Death:
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max-Joseph
Friedrich von Röth [Thanks to Carsten Kopke at Arrowsoft Verlag]

Notes
Röth was badly wounded while serving with an artillery regiment. He transferred to the German Air Service after recovering from his wounds but was seriously injured in a flying accident during training. In and out of hospitals for nearly two years, Röth eventually scored his first three victories on 25 January 1918. On that day, he shot down 3 enemy balloons in less than ten minutes. By the end of the war, Röth was Germany's highest scoring balloon buster. Of his 28 confirmed victories, 20 of them were balloons.

Extremely depressed that Germany had lost the war, Röth committed suicide. His Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max-Joseph was awarded posthumously in 1919.

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