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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Lindemann has received more than 463,867 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ernst Lindemann is the 492nd most popular military personnel (up from 533rd in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,338th in 2019) and the 97th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ernst Lindemann ranks 492 out of 1,468. Before him are Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, Conon, Lauri Törni, Harpagus, Jean-Charles Pichegru, and Henri Guisan. After him are Heinz Harmel, Lucius Artorius Castus, Dmitry Pozharsky, Hans Baur, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, and Lazare Hoche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Ernst Lindemann ranks 52. Before him are Lothar von Richthofen, Sergey Ilyushin, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Aino Aalto, Percy Spencer, and Leo Kanner. After him are V. V. Giri, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Bessie Smith, André Kertész, Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Walter Brennan. Among people deceased in 1941, Ernst Lindemann ranks 44. Before him are Louis Chevrolet, Dmitry Pavlov, Günther Lütjens, Mikhail Kirponos, Pál Teleki, and Sisowath Monivong. After him are Rudolf Hilferding, Ludwig Quidde, Paul-Jacques Curie, Gaetano Mosca, Tullio Levi-Civita, and Hans Driesch.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Lindemann ranks 1,187 out of 6,142. Before him are Wilhelm Busch (1832), Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690), Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904), Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876), August von Wassermann (1866), and Hermann Graf (1912). After him are Georg Böhm (1661), Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), Max Amann (1891), Armin Laschet (1961), Wolfgang von Trips (1928), and Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ernst Lindemann ranks 97. Before him are Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Josef Harpe (1887), Karl von Bülow (1846), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Christian Wirth (1885), and Günther Korten (1898). After him are Hans Baur (1897), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Max Hoffmann (1869), Theodor Busse (1897), and Anton Dostler (1891).

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