{{db-person|help=off}} Paul Ascher (18 December 1899 – 27 May 1941) was Admiral Günther Lütjens First Staff Officer aboard Bismarck at the time of her sinking. He had previously served as the artillery officer aboard the Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee during her cruise in the South Atlantic. He directed the fire that put the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter out of action and damaged HMS Ajax during the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939