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Fritz Adam Hermann von Opel

German: Friedrich Adam Hermann von Opel
Also Known As: "Rocket-Fritz"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Death: April 08, 1971 (71)
Immediate Family:

Son of Adam Wilhelm von Opel and Martha Bade
Husband of Emita Herrán Olózaga and Margot Löwenstein
Father of Private
Brother of Eleonore Sigrid Else von Opel

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About Fritz von Opel

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Fritz Adam Hermann von Opel (4 May 1899 – 8 April 1971) was a German rocket technology pioneer and automotive executive, nicknamed "Rocket-Fritz". He is remembered mostly for his spectacular demonstrations of rocket propulsion that earned him an important place in the history of aviation and spaceflight as head of the world's first large-scale rocket program, Opel RAK. Fritz von Opel, known as Fritz Adam Hermann Opel until his father was ennobled in 1917, was the only son of Wilhelm von Opel and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel company.

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Fritz von Opel's Timeline

1899
May 4, 1899
Rüsselsheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse
1971
April 8, 1971
Age 71