Friedrich Bödicker

Friedrich Bödicker
Born	March 13, 1866(1866-03-13)
Died	September 20, 1944(1944-09-20) (aged 78)
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	World War I Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft Battle of Jutland

Vice Admiral Friedrich Bödicker, (13 March 1866 – 20 September 1944) was a flag officer 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]

Footnotes

^ Tarrant, p42

References

Tarrant, V. E. (1995). Jutland: The German Perspective. Cassell Military Paperbacks. ISBN 0-304-35848-7.

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Name	Bodicker, Friedrich
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Date of birth	13 March 1866
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Date of death	20 September 1944
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