Dmitri Gustawowitsch von Fölkersahm
Dmitry von Fölkersam ( Russian Дмитрий Густавович Фон Фёлькерзам * April 29 jul. / 11 May 1846 greg. In Papenhof, Circle Grobin, Courland Governorate , (now Papes MUIZA , Rucava novads ), † May 11 jul. / May 24, 1905 greg. On board the liner Osljabja ) was a Russian admiral of German Baltic origin.
Life
Fölkersahm comes from the noble family von Fölkersahm .
Fölkersahm graduated from the naval school Морской кадетский корпус in 1867 as the best in his class. On April 16, 1867 he was appointed midshipman . On May 24, 1869 he was promoted to ensign at sea . Three years later, in April 1872, Fölkersahm was promoted to lieutenant at sea . From September 1884 to September 1887 he served on the frigate Vladimir Monomakh . On February 26, 1885 he was promoted to captain of the 2nd rank and on January 1, 1893, to the rank of captain of the first rank . From January 1, 1895 to October 12, 1899, he served as a commander on the ship of the line Imperator Nikolai I. He then ran a fleet training center until 1899. On December 6, 1899, he was promoted to rear admiral .
From February 1900 he was head of the commission for ship artillery in St. Petersburg . Two years later he was appointed head of the artillery training department of the Russian Baltic Fleet .
After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War , in May 1904 he was appointed commander of the second division of the 2nd Pacific Squadron, which was to be relocated to the Far East under the leadership of Admiral Zinovy Roshestvensky to defeat the 1st Division, which was trapped during the siege of Port Arthur .Assist Pacific Squadron.
At the beginning of April 1905 Fölkersahm fell seriously ill. Shortly before reaching the Sea of Japan , his condition worsened. On May 24, 1905, he died on board his flagship Osljabja . Admiral Roschestwenski was informed of this by a signal agreed in advance ("The boat davit on the liner has broken."). Admiral Nebogatow , who led the 3rd division of the fleet, and the other officers and men were not informed of the death of Fölkersahm. At the beginning of the sea battle near Tsushima , Fölkersahm's flag was still waving over the ship. The Japanese under Admiral Tōgō therefore initially concentrated their fire on the supposed flagship of the 2nd Division, which was sunk as the first Russian ship shortly after the start of the battle. More than 500 of the 780-strong crew lost their lives when the Osljablja sank .
literature
- Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods, Livonia, Volume 1, Görlitz 1929, p.493
- Alexej Silytsch Novikow-Priboj : Tsushima , Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-327-00251-7
- Biographies , Military Literature (Russian)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fölkersahm, Dmitri Gustawowitsch von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Фелькерзам, Дмитрий Густавович Фон (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1846 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1905 |
| Place of death | on board the liner "Osljabja" |