Diether von Roeder [SEP] date of death
Diether von Roeder
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.
References.
- German naval history
German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder
Z17 Diether von Roeder was one of six Type 1936 destroyers built for the "Kriegsmarine" (German Navy) in the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, the ship spent most of her time training although she did participate in the occupation of Memel in early 1939. At the beginning of World War II in September, the ship was initially deployed to lay minefields off the German coast, but was soon transferred to the Skagerrak where she inspected neutral shipping for contraband goods. In late 1939