Richard Ackermann
German naval officer (1869–1930)
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Richard Ackermann (17 November 1869 – 27 September 1930) was a German career naval officer who served in the Imperial German Navy from 1889 and took part in World War I, before retiring in 1919.
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Portrait sketch of Ackermann, 1914 | |
| Born | November 17, 1869 |
| Died | September 27, 1930 (aged 60) Charlottenburg, Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
Branch | Imperial German Navy |
Service years | 1889–1919 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
| Commands | SMS Tiger SMS Goeben |
| Awards | Order of the Red Eagle Order of the Crown Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern |
Naval career
Richard Ackermann was born on 17 November 1869 at Weeskenhof in East Prussia (today, Rzeczna, Poland).[1] He entered the Imperial German Navy as an officer cadet in 1889.[2] He rose through the ranks, and as a Korvettenkapitän, commanded the gunboat SMS Tiger from June 1908 to May 1910.
Ackermann was promoted to Kapitän zur See in March 1914.[2] He served as the commanding officer of the battlecruiser SMS Goeben from April 1914 to January 1918.[3] He alone commanded the ship during an engagement in the Black Sea against the Imperial Russian Navy in May 1915.[4] After the end of the war, he retired in 1919 with the brevet rank of Konteradmiral. Ackermann died on 27 September 1930 in Charlottenburg.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class[2]
- Order of the Crown 2nd Class with swords[2]
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern[2]
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class[2]
- Service Award Cross of Prussia[2]
- Knight's Cross 1st class of the Albert Order[2]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[2]
