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'''List of aerial victories of Friedrich Ritter von Röth'''
==Background==
'''Friedrich Ritter von Röth''' (1894-1918) was a German First World War [[fighter ace]] credited with 28 confirmed aerial victories, 20 of which were [[observation balloon]]s. The observation balloons were extremely hazardous to attack; they were fleeting targets hooked to motors to draw them rapidly earthward to safety when threatened. They were also ringed with pre-sighted antiaircraft guns, and their vicinity was patrolled by fighter units. Röth was notable as the premier balloon buster of the [[Imperial German Air Service]]. Notably, he eschewed single victories over the gasbags, once downing a pair, three times destroying a trio, once a quartet--and on 29 May 1918, he torched five observation balloons within 15 minutes. Overall, Röth scored his first ten victories with ''[[Jagdstaffel 23]]'' before transferring to ''[[Jagdstaffel 16]]'' for his remaining 18 victories.
==The victory list==
Friedrich Ritter von Röth's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Time
!Foe
!Unit
!Location
|-
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1257 hours
| align="center"| [[Observation balloon]]
| align="center"| French ''55th Compagnie''
| align="center"| [[Recicourt]], France
|-
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1301 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''59th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Betheleville
|-
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1305 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''80th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Framereville
|-
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 28 February 1918
| align="center"| 1250 hours
| align="center"| [[Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8]]
| align="center"| [[No. 16 Squadron RAF|No. 16 Squadron RFC]]
| align="center"| Mericourt, France
|-
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 21 March 1918
| align="center"| 1130 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 44th Section, 19th Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Marcoing]], France
|-
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 21 March 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 1st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Beugny]], France
|-
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1730 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 10th Section, 2nd Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Cambrin]], France
|-
| align="center"| 8
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1735 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 8th Section, 1st Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Hulluch]], France
|-
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1737 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 20th Section, 1st Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Loos, France
|-
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1740 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 24th Section, 2nd Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| South of Loos, France
|-
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1600 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 1st Belgian
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe and [[Dixmude]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1604 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Between Dixmude and Poperinghe, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 13
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1609 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 25th Section, 5th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Dixmude and Poperinghe, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 14
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1612 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 39th Section, 8th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe, Belgium and [[Hazebrouck]], France
|-
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1615 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe, Belgium and Hazebrouck, France
|-
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 25 July 1918
| align="center"| 0950 hours
| align="center"| [[Bristol F.2 Fighter]]
| align="center"| [[No. 20 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Zonnebeke|Gheluvelt]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 29 July 1918
| align="center"| 2035 hours
| align="center"| [[Airco DH.9]]
| align="center"| [[No. 206 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| Gheluvelt, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 18
| align="center"| 30 July 1918
| align="center"| 2100 hours
| align="center"| Bristol F.2 Fighter
| align="center"| No. 20 Squadron RAF
| align="center"| South of [[Ypres]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| 12 August 1918
| align="center"| 0840 hours
| align="center"| [[Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5]]a
| align="center"| [[No. 85 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Langemarck]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1920 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 6th Belgian
| align="center"| [[Lampernisse]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 21
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1922 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 2nd Belgian
| align="center"| Lampernisse, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 22
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1925 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 3rd Belgian
| align="center"| Lampernisse, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 23
| align="center"| 4 September 1918
| align="center"| 0930 hours
| align="center"| Airco DH.9
| align="center"| [[No. 107 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Neuf-Berquin]], France
|-
| align="center"| 24
| align="center"| 8 October 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8
| align="center"| [[No. 7 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| Gheluvelt, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 25
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1730 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 38th Section, 7th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Ypres and [[Staden]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 26
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1731 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''25th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Between Ypres and Staden, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 27
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1733 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''25th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Between Ypres and Staden, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 28
| align="center"| 14 October 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Airco DH.9
| align="center"| [[No. 108 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Ledeghem]], Belgium
|-}
|}<small>This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918'', , pp. 192-193; and The Aerodrome webpage on Friedrich Ritter von Röth [https://ift.tt/3lvF0R3]. Added facts are individually cited. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.</small>
==Endnotes==
==References==
* [[Norman Franks|Franks, Norman]]; Frank W. Bailey; Russell Guest. ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918''. Grub Street, 1993. , .
* Jon Guttman. ''Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 ''. Osprey Publishing, 2005. ,
==Background==
'''Friedrich Ritter von Röth''' (1894-1918) was a German First World War [[fighter ace]] credited with 28 confirmed aerial victories, 20 of which were [[observation balloon]]s. The observation balloons were extremely hazardous to attack; they were fleeting targets hooked to motors to draw them rapidly earthward to safety when threatened. They were also ringed with pre-sighted antiaircraft guns, and their vicinity was patrolled by fighter units. Röth was notable as the premier balloon buster of the [[Imperial German Air Service]]. Notably, he eschewed single victories over the gasbags, once downing a pair, three times destroying a trio, once a quartet--and on 29 May 1918, he torched five observation balloons within 15 minutes. Overall, Röth scored his first ten victories with ''[[Jagdstaffel 23]]'' before transferring to ''[[Jagdstaffel 16]]'' for his remaining 18 victories.
==The victory list==
Friedrich Ritter von Röth's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Time
!Foe
!Unit
!Location
|-
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1257 hours
| align="center"| [[Observation balloon]]
| align="center"| French ''55th Compagnie''
| align="center"| [[Recicourt]], France
|-
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1301 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''59th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Betheleville
|-
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1305 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''80th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Framereville
|-
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 28 February 1918
| align="center"| 1250 hours
| align="center"| [[Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8]]
| align="center"| [[No. 16 Squadron RAF|No. 16 Squadron RFC]]
| align="center"| Mericourt, France
|-
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 21 March 1918
| align="center"| 1130 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 44th Section, 19th Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Marcoing]], France
|-
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 21 March 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 1st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Beugny]], France
|-
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1730 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 10th Section, 2nd Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Cambrin]], France
|-
| align="center"| 8
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1735 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 8th Section, 1st Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| [[Hulluch]], France
|-
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1737 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 20th Section, 1st Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Loos, France
|-
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| 1 April 1918
| align="center"| 1740 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 24th Section, 2nd Company, 1st Balloon Wing
| align="center"| South of Loos, France
|-
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1600 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 1st Belgian
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe and [[Dixmude]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1604 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Between Dixmude and Poperinghe, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 13
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1609 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 25th Section, 5th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Dixmude and Poperinghe, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 14
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1612 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 39th Section, 8th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe, Belgium and [[Hazebrouck]], France
|-
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 29 May 1918
| align="center"| 1615 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Between Poperinghe, Belgium and Hazebrouck, France
|-
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 25 July 1918
| align="center"| 0950 hours
| align="center"| [[Bristol F.2 Fighter]]
| align="center"| [[No. 20 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Zonnebeke|Gheluvelt]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 29 July 1918
| align="center"| 2035 hours
| align="center"| [[Airco DH.9]]
| align="center"| [[No. 206 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| Gheluvelt, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 18
| align="center"| 30 July 1918
| align="center"| 2100 hours
| align="center"| Bristol F.2 Fighter
| align="center"| No. 20 Squadron RAF
| align="center"| South of [[Ypres]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| 12 August 1918
| align="center"| 0840 hours
| align="center"| [[Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5]]a
| align="center"| [[No. 85 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Langemarck]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1920 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 6th Belgian
| align="center"| [[Lampernisse]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 21
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1922 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 2nd Belgian
| align="center"| Lampernisse, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 22
| align="center"| 13 August 1918
| align="center"| 1925 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| 3rd Belgian
| align="center"| Lampernisse, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 23
| align="center"| 4 September 1918
| align="center"| 0930 hours
| align="center"| Airco DH.9
| align="center"| [[No. 107 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Neuf-Berquin]], France
|-
| align="center"| 24
| align="center"| 8 October 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8
| align="center"| [[No. 7 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| Gheluvelt, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 25
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1730 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| British 38th Section, 7th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing
| align="center"| Between Ypres and [[Staden]], Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 26
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1731 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''25th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Between Ypres and Staden, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 27
| align="center"| 10 October 1918
| align="center"| 1733 hours
| align="center"| Observation balloon
| align="center"| French ''25th Compagnie''
| align="center"| Between Ypres and Staden, Belgium
|-
| align="center"| 28
| align="center"| 14 October 1918
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Airco DH.9
| align="center"| [[No. 108 Squadron RAF]]
| align="center"| [[Ledeghem]], Belgium
|-}
|}<small>This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918'', , pp. 192-193; and The Aerodrome webpage on Friedrich Ritter von Röth [https://ift.tt/3lvF0R3]. Added facts are individually cited. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.</small>
==Endnotes==
==References==
* [[Norman Franks|Franks, Norman]]; Frank W. Bailey; Russell Guest. ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918''. Grub Street, 1993. , .
* Jon Guttman. ''Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 ''. Osprey Publishing, 2005. ,
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