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| Birth | 1865 | |
| Death | 1944 (aged 79 years) |
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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.
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| Preceded by Walter von Eberhardt | Inspector of Flying Troops 1914-1916 | Succeeded by Wilhelm Siegert |