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Ernst Lindemann

Kapitän zur See
Ernst Lindemann
(1894-1941)

Born: 28 March, 1894 in Altenkirchen/Westerwald, Germany.

Died: 27 May, 1941 aboard Bismarck.

Age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking): 47.

Rank (at the time of Bismarck's sinking): Kapitän zur See.

Position: Commanding officer (Kommandant).

Promotions:

1915 Oberleutnant zur See

1925 Kapitänleutnant

1932 Korvettenkapitän

1936 Fregattenkapitän

1938 Kapitän zur See

Additional notes: Last seen alive aboard the Bismarck in the bow area shortly before the ship capsized. Captain Lindemann was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) on 27 December 1941.

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