Otto Ernst Lindemann was a German Kapitän zur See. He was the only commander of the battleship Bismarck during its eight months of service in World War II.
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SMS Hertha
SMS Bayern on trials on the Kiel Canal.
Admiral Scheer in the port of Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War.
Ernst Lindemann, followed by Bismarck's Executive Officer Hans Oels, inspecting the crew on 24 August 1940.
Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg![Bismarck left Hamburg for the first time on 15 September 1940.[43]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bundesarchiv_Bild_193-04-1-26%2C_Schlachtschiff_Bismarck.jpg/1280px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_193-04-1-26%2C_Schlachtschiff_Bismarck.jpg)
Bismarck left Hamburg for the first time on 15 September 1940.[43]
Bismarck firing at HMS Prince of Wales on 24 May 1941 as seen from Prinz Eugen.Awards 1
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Lived 1894 to 1941 · aged 47
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