Friedrich Bödicker
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Friedrich Bödicker
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| Born | March 13, 1866 Kassel |
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| Allegiance |  German Empire |
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 Kaiserliche Marine |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Friedrich Bödicker, (13 March 1866, Kassel – 20 September 1944) was a Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War.
Biography
Bödicker is perhaps best known for being present at the Battle of Jutland, where ships of his Second Scouting Group fired some of the first shots of the action. He also commanded the battlecruisers of the I Scouting Group during the bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft a month before the battle of Jutland, due to Franz von Hipper being on sick leave.[1]
Decorations and awards
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords
- Order of the Crown, 2nd class (Prussia)
- Service Award (Prussia)
- Honorary Knight's Cross, First Class of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
- Friedrich August Cross, 1st class (Oldenburg)
- Commander, First Class of the Albert Order with swords (Saxony)
Footnotes
- ↑ Tarrant, p42
References
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Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Kassel
- Imperial German Navy admirals of World War I
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class
- Recipients of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
- Recipients of the Friedrich-August-Kreuz, 1st class
- Commanders 1st class of the Albert Order
- People from Hesse-Nassau
