• Christian Richard Eckermann (15 July 1862, near Ratzeburg - 13 January 1916, Kiel) was an officer of the German Imperial Navy, rising to Vizeadmiral (vice...
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    Befehlshaber der Panzerschiffe - Vizeadmiral Wilhelm Marschall Befehlshaber der Aufklärungsstreitkräfte - Vizeadmiral Hermann Densch Führer der Torpedoboote...
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  • (Fleet Admiral), Admiral was the highest rank any naval officer achieved. Vizeadmiral was a flag officer rank introduced in the Prussian Navy in 1858 and used...
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    Von der Tann was in drydock for periodic maintenance. Konteradmiral Richard Eckermann, the Chief of Staff of the High Seas Fleet, insisted on the operation...
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    12 August, becoming the flagship of the squadron commander, KAdm Richard Eckermann, the same day. The unit consisted of the other five ships of the Siegfried...
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    Von der Tann was in drydock for periodic maintenance. However, KAdm Richard Eckermann, the Chief of Staff of the High Seas Fleet, insisted on the operation...
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