Richard Ackermann

Portrait sketch of Richard Ackermann

Richard Ackermann (17 November 1869 – 27 September 1930) was a German naval officer during World War I.

Richard Ackermann was born on 17 November 1869 in Weeskenhof.[1] He served as the commanding officer of the battlecruiser SMS Goeben from April 1914 to January 1918.[2] He alone commanded the ship during an engagement in the Black Sea against the Russians in May 1915.[3] Ackermann died on 27 September 1930 in Charlottenburg.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hildebrand & Henriot 1988, p. 1.
  2. ^ Staff 2014.
  3. ^ Noppen 2015, p. 28.