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Regards Gantu -
Thank you so much for notifying!
Farewell & gute Reise, Herr Rößler -
Man, I have so many books by him. The best and most reliable source for old submarines. Reas in peace....Comment
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I must have combed through his famous book on the history of German U-boats countess times. A great author with a great mind and unmatched attention to detail. Rest in peace Herr Rößler.Comment
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Happy I have a copy of his UBoats work its one of my prized books.
Eberhard Rößler
As chairman of the Erich Gröner working group, it is with great pain that I have to announce that our long-standing member, Mr. Eberhard Rößler, left the ship forever on June 27, 2026 at the age of 97 after a fulfilled life. It is with deep sadness that we would like to take this opportunity to express our condolences to the relatives.
At the same time, we bow to the true old master of the technical history of German submarine construction, who was the first and like no other after him to research and document the development and technical history of German submarine construction from its early beginnings to the present day. As the author of countless standard works on the subject of German U-boat construction and the associated U-boat types, he leaves behind a broad creative result from which current and future generations of historians and shiplovers can benefit. His publications probably adorn the shelves of anyone who is interested in the subject. In his professional life as a high school teacher in Berlin, he has taught generations of students the necessary expertise in mathematics and physics. Less well known was that he was also an excellent expert and author on the Mayan culture in Central America, where he undertook numerous research trips into old age.
As a reserved person, he avoided the harsh light of the public eye and chose his friends and research partners carefully. I therefore considered it a special privilege that he had already granted me access to his knowledge and his private archive in many encounters in his house since the 1980s. Less than a decade earlier, as a young student, I had acquired the recently published first edition of his standard work on the history of German U-boat construction, but without knowing what the future holds. The decades of research work of Eberhard Rößler, in the early years still without the Internet and digital aids, but above all his sharp and analytical mind, created the basis and inspiration for many posterity, including me, to take a closer look at the topic of submarines as part of German history. Anyone who has achieved such a thing truly has every reason to look back with pride on his work. This is especially true for our highly honored member Eberhard Rößler, whose memory we want to cherish.
Axel Niestlé
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Looking up files related to letters from Mr. Eberhard Rößler and Mr Walter Cloots. Saved them, I read now this morning and marvel how entertaining a letter could be before the internet and email depersonalization. Such treasure troves of important information research.
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