Ludwig Roth

Aerospace Engineer, Academic

1909 – 1967

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Who was Ludwig Roth?

Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.

Roth arrived in New York under Operation Paperclip on November 16, 1945 via the SS Argentina and served at Fort Bliss and Huntsville, Alabama. He and his family relocated to Palos Verdes, California. His son Axel went on to work for Nasa as an engineer. His son Volker worked for Boeing as Space Lab Design Manager.

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Born
Jun 10, 1909
Groß-Gerau
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Huntsville
Died
1967
Redondo Beach

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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