Date of birth:

February 14th, 1918 (Vienna, Austria)

Date of death:

February 14th, 1945 (Faroe Islands, Denmark)

Mentioned on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Hardo Rodler von Roithberg was an U-boat commander during the Second World War. His submarine (U-989) was sunk by thee British Royal Navy vessels on 12 February 1945. He died at the age of 27.

Military career:
3 April 1937: Offiziersanwärter
1 May 1938: Fähnrich zur See
1 July 1939: Oberfähnrich zur See
1 August 1939: Leutnant zur See
1 September 1941: Oberleutnant zur See
1 January 1944: Kapitänleutnant

Under his command, the U.S. transport ship "Louis Kossuth" (23 August 1944) and the British transport ship "Ashmun J. Clough" (26 August 1944) were torpedoed, which damaged the first and sank the second.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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