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Nikolaus Ritter
German military photo of Ritter in 1940
Birth nameNikolaus Adolph Fritz Ritter
Nickname(s)Dr. Rantzau (code name)
Born(1899-01-08)8 January 1899
Rheydt, German Empire
Died9 April 1974(1974-04-09) (aged 75)
Germany
Allegiance
  • German Empire German Empire
  • Germany Weimar Germany
  • Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branchAbwehr (German Military Intelligence Service)
Years of service
  • 1914–1919
  • 1936–1944
RankOberstleutnant (Lieutenant colonel)
Commands heldChief of Air Intelligence in the Abwehr
Battles/wars
  • World War I
  • World War II
RelationsMary Aurora Evans Ritter (spouse)
Irmgard Klitzing (spouse)
Katharine Francis Ritter Wallace (daughter)
Nikolaus Haviland Ritter (son)
Karin Ritter (daughter)

Nikolaus Ritter (8 January 1899 – 9 April 1974) is best known as the Chief of Air Intelligence in the Abwehr (German military intelligence) who led spyrings in the United Kingdom and the United States from 1936 to 1941.

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