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Ernst Lindemann

1894 - 1941

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Otto Ernst Lindemann (28 March 1894 – 27 May 1941) was a German Kapitän zur See (naval captain). He was the only commander of the battleship Bismarck during its eight months of service in World War II. Lindemann joined the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) in 1913, and after his basic military training, served on a number of warships during World War I as a wireless telegraphy officer. On board SMS Bayern, he participated in Operation Albion in 1917. After World War I, he served in various staff and naval gunnery training positions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Lindemann is the 585th most popular military personnel (down from 522nd in 2019), the 1,495th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,279th in 2019) and the 106th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ernst Lindemann ranks 585 out of 2,058. Before him are Antonio Tejero, Husein Gradaščević, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, and Otto von Kotzebue. After him are Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Pál Maléter, Kenji Doihara, Jisaburō Ozawa, Walter Rauff, and James Paul Moody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Ernst Lindemann ranks 56. Before him are Dimitri Tiomkin, Bessie Smith, Leo Kanner, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Anton Mussert, and Percy Spencer. After him are Aino Aalto, Américo Tomás, Walter Warlimont, Hans Kramers, Lothar von Richthofen, and Boris Lyatoshinsky. Among people deceased in 1941, Ernst Lindemann ranks 55. Before him are Dmitry Pavlov, Franz Gürtner, Gottfried Feder, Maria Spiridonova, Frederick Griffith, and Rudolf Hilferding. After him are Lou Gehrig, Karin Boye, Guido Adler, Natalie of Serbia, Henri Cornet, and Gaetano Mosca.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Lindemann ranks 1,495 out of 7,253. Before him are Martin Schulz (1955), Hartmann Schedel (1440), Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697), Mike Nichols (1931), André Previn (1929), and Anna Leopoldovna (1718). After him are Philipp Bouhler (1899), Carl Ludwig (1816), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860), Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1401), and Walter Dornberger (1895).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ernst Lindemann ranks 106. Before him are Viktor Lutze (1890), Adolf Heusinger (1897), Max Hoffmann (1869), Hans Baur (1897), Günther Korten (1898), and Franz von Hipper (1863). After him are Walter Rauff (1906), Günther Blumentritt (1892), Herta Bothe (1921), Alexander von Kluck (1846), Anton Dostler (1891), and Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (1888).

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