Friedrich Bödicker

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

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

1. Tarrant, p42

References

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