# Lieutenant X⸺ — The Riddle of the Sands character guide

> Lieutenant X⸺ in The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** X⸺

**First appearance:** 0025-xxiii-a-change-of-tactics

## Who they are

A German naval lieutenant involved in the conspiracy.

## Relationships

### [Arthur H. Davies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/characters/arthur_h_davies)

_professional_

Davies and Lieutenant X⸺ have a brief, formal interaction related to naval intelligence matters.

## In the story

### [The Little Drab Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xx-the-little-drab-book)

The pseudonym under which Dollmann wrote the guidebook; his identity is revealed through the book's title page and frontispiece.

### [We Achieve Our Double Aim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/xxviii-we-achieve-our-double-aim)

Revealed to be Dollmann; disappears overboard near Rottum.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_riddle_of_the_sands_se/chapters/epilogue)

The writer of the strategic report analyzed in the epilogue, advocating for the invasion scheme.

## Links

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