Friedrich Eckoldt

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Friedrich Eckoldt ( June 20, 1887 - May 31, 1916 ) was a commander of the Imperial Navy in World War I , most recently in the rank of lieutenant captain .

Friedrich Eckoldt commanded the large torpedo boat V 48 . During the Battle of the Skagerrak , V 48 sank on the evening of May 31, 1916 due to an attack by British ships and cost Eckoldt and his entire crew their lives.

The German destroyer Z 16 was named after him in honor of Eckoldt in 1938 .

literature

  • Gordon Williamson: German Destroyers 1939–45. Bloomsbury Publishing 2012, ISBN 1-780-9662-10 .
  • Erich Gröner , Dieter Jung [arr.]: The ships of the German Navy and Air Force 1939–1945 and their whereabouts. Bernard & Graefe, Bonn 2000 (9th, revised and expanded edition), ISBN 978-3-7637-6215-6 .
personal data
SURNAME Eckoldt, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Commander of the Imperial Navy in the First World War
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1887
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1916