Kapitan Ernst Lindemann - Famous Naval Leaders - World of Warships official forum World of Warships official forum Please log in to reply 16 replies to this topic Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #1 Posted 22 April 2015 - 01:31 PM Warrant Officer Member since: 04-20-2015 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.

One year after the outbreak of World War II, he was appointed commander of the battleship Bismarck, at the time the largest warship in commission anywhere in the world and the pride of the Kriegsmarine (Nazi Germany's navy). In May 1941, Lindemann commanded Bismarck during Operation Rheinübung. Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen formed a task force under the command of Admiral Günther Lütjens on board Bismarck. Orders were to break out of their base in German occupied Poland and attack British merchant shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean. The task force's first major engagement was the Battle of the Denmark Straitwhich resulted in the sinking of HMS Hood. Less than a week later, on 27 May, Lindemann and most of his crew lost their lives during Bismarck‍ '​s last battle. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), an honour that recognised extreme bravery on the battlefield or outstanding military leadership. The medal was presented to his widow, Hildegard, on 6 January 1942.

Plz go to my newly updated post thanks have a nice day Edited by Captain_Ernst_Lindemann, 19 May 2015 - 11:45 PM. Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ... Zerokiller1628 #2 Posted 22 April 2015 - 02:19 PM Master Chief Petty Officer Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #3 Posted 23 April 2015 - 10:17 AM Warrant Officer Member since: 04-20-2015 Just thought sense the bizmarck will be coming out soon then whats a little bit of history on it going to hurt lol Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ...

Mourneblade #4 Posted 19 May 2015 - 05:18 PM Lieutenant Commander Member since: 08-09-2012 If only he would have topped off Bismarck's Fuel in Norway.... and if only he had been allowed to pursue PoW.... Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #5 Posted 19 May 2015 - 10:32 PM Warrant Officer 04-20-2015 Mourneblade, on 19 May 2015 - 05:18 PM, said: If only he would have topped off Bismarck's Fuel in Norway.... and if only he had been allowed to pursue PoW.... can u imagine what pain the bismarck could have caused if it had more fuel lol Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ...

Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #6 Posted 27 May 2015 - 04:24 PM Warrant Officer Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ... Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #7 Posted 02 August 2015 - 01:17 PM Warrant Officer Member since: 04-20-2015 sense the german line will be coming soon I thought some people might be intrusted in the history of the ships captain so heres my old post XD Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ...

ironeagle2006 #8 Posted 02 August 2015 - 02:51 PM Seaman Member since: 08-09-2012 What screwed the Bismark was Not her being low on Fuel or not going after the POW when they had the chance. It was a 1 in a MILLION shot from the Swordfish Torpedo plane that hit the Rudder of the Ship and Literally BLEW it Sideways into the Screws. The only way that they would have EVER gotten the rudder repaired was with a Drydock to replace the freaking thing. Her Leak of Fuel was less Slow enough that they where able to transfer the Fuel to other Tanks in her. The Rudder Damage alone was what allowed her to be Sunk. That was the one thing that sunk her. King George the 5th and the Rodney if she had not been hit where not going to catch her due to Fuel State and lower top speeds. They where Screwed if she had not been hit. Then the Germans could have gotten her and the Triptiz plus the their 2 Pocket BB's to raid Commerce and then the Royal Navy would have been Screwed.

Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #9 Posted 03 August 2015 - 11:16 AM Warrant Officer she took what was it like 300-400 hits before she sunk Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ... ironeagle2006 #10 Posted 04 August 2015 - 02:57 PM Seaman Member since: 08-09-2012 Yes but the ONE and ONLY reason the Royal Navy Caught her was that single Torpedo hit to the Rudders that forced her to Slow Down. Had they not hit her Rudder Bismark had it made to the French Coast way ahead of the Entire British Fleet where the Brits would not have played with the Luftwaffe ripping holes in their Ships faster than they could be plugged. That one hit that took out her Rudders was the hit that directly led to her being engaged by the Fleet Chasing her down.

The King George the Fifth only had fuel for less than 10 hours when she made it back to Scappa Flow in Scotland and she came back from the battle at only 6 Knots. The Rodney only had 17 Hours of Fuel in her Tanks and she came back at 10 Knots. Both BB's that engaged her where almost out of Fuel when they engaged the Bismark. No Torpedo Hit to the Rudder the Fleet would have been Forced to Break off for Fuel. Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #11 Posted 05 August 2015 - 11:30 AM Warrant Officer Member since: 04-20-2015 The reason she got sunk is because the vice admiral that was on board broke radio silence to update high command and there for every ship in range locked on to her position Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ...

ironeagle2006 #12 Posted 05 August 2015 - 01:12 PM Seaman Member since: 08-09-2012 Okay your ship is capable of running at 30 Knots Flat out towards Friendly Air Cover in France. The enemy Battle Ships can do at most 23 Knots and they are low on Fuel. Your Ahead of them hell you could Light up the sky saying HERE I AM and there is nothing that the British could have done if that one Swordfish had not hit your Rudder. The British main fleet with the Battleships was over 80 Miles BEHIND her and losing ground to her until the Swordfish hit that Rudder and put her into a Turn towards them. That was the ONLY and the ONLY reason why she ever got within Gun Range of the British Fleet again. His Message had Nothing to do with them Zeroing in on her His not topping off his Tanks in Norway had Zero to do with them being able to Sink her. It was that one air dropped torpedo that hit the Freaking RUDDER that led to the Bismark being sank by putting her back into Gun Range of the British Navy.

Learn to read more than Wikipedia for reference matters. I did a 20 page Research Paper on the Bismark for World History in 1992 BEFORE the Internet I used British Naval Archives German Records Interviews with Survivors of the Battle from Both Crews. Both Crews have said the Same thing had that Torpedo MISSED the Bismark would have survived to make France. One of the survivors was Damage Control man on the Bismark. Wikipedia is NOT always the Best place to get your INFORMATION. RightYouAreKen #13 Posted 07 October 2015 - 03:32 AM Warrant Officer Member since: 12-24-2014 After reading the book Battleship Bismarck by the 4th gunnery officer, Mullenheim-Rechberg, I felt really bad for Lindemann. I seems that most of the poor/odd choices that sealed their fate were down to Admiral Lutjens. The crew had a lot of respect for Lindemann. Sounds like a captain that wasn't able to captain his ship. Edited by RightYouAreKen, 07 October 2015 - 03:34 AM.

Aberto #14 Posted 08 October 2015 - 05:40 AM Seaman Recruit Member since: 08-09-2012 Ok, I really don't want to be the teacher here or smthing...so in the in the most possible polite and friendly way ( bcz. u have my full sympathy for the topic and your obvious fascination for my nation ships) : Your private signature under the postings is a bit a mess. 1. KMS never ever ever ever HMS Bismarck 2. the google translate into German seems to be a bit out of order. So if u wanted to express that the B. will sail again and everybody will die to the mighty weapons of the germans u could put that like: " Die KMS Bismarck wird wieder ueber die Meere fahren und ihr alle werdet durch die maechtigen Waffen der Deutschen sterben" there is many other ways to say that, i just tried to keep it simple ( u just cant use "sail" for a ship with engine sail = segeln , engine = fahren).

Again no insult or anything negative intended...i m just a german and we dont say things in the way its written there... Mordalen #15 Posted 15 November 2015 - 02:15 PM Master Chief Petty Officer Member since: 08-09-2012 As Admiral Lutjens dithered, when the Hood & Prince of Wales opened fire, Kapitan Lindemann said "I am not going to have my ship shot out from under my [edited]. Open fire!" Love that. P.S. A hit in that battle cut off some of Bismark's fuel tanks, reducing his range. He was also down by the bow. On 27 Oct 1943, Commander Evans put in commission the destroyer Johnston. "This is going to be a fighting ship", he said during the commissioning ceremony.

"I intend to go in harm's way, and anyone who doesn't want to go along had better get off right now." FKKarpeDiem #16 Posted 19 December 2015 - 05:03 AM Warrant Officer 11-24-2015 ironeagle2006, on 02 August 2015 - 02:51 PM, said: What screwed the Bismark was Not her being low on Fuel or not going after the POW when they had the chance. It was a 1 in a MILLION shot from the Swordfish Torpedo plane that hit the Rudder of the Ship and Literally BLEW it Sideways into the Screws. The only way that they would have EVER gotten the rudder repaired was with a Drydock to replace the freaking thing. Her Leak of Fuel was less Slow enough that they where able to transfer the Fuel to other Tanks in her. The Rudder Damage alone was what allowed her to be Sunk. That was the one thing that sunk her.

King George the 5th and the Rodney if she had not been hit where not going to catch her due to Fuel State and lower top speeds. They where Screwed if she had not been hit. Then the Germans could have gotten her and the Triptiz plus the their 2 Pocket BB's to raid Commerce and then the Royal Navy would have been Screwed. In my technical reading of the battle, the KMS Staff came to blame what was a radical for the time new design AA guns that were just awful in combat. The guns were setup so as to be able to swing with the flight of the plane. PROBLEM: The planes they were designed to defeat were not horribly antiquated, extremely slow flying, Swordfish torpedo planes. It was an exercise in OVER-Engineering. The Nazi AA men were hampered by the design of the AA guns. It is irony that the worst torpedo plane of WWII took out the best engineered ship of the era. Folks, the Swordhish got 2-3 hits on Bismarck! Add in the now infamous dual rudders that actually proved to be the Achilles Heel for KMS Bismarck and these ships are actually over-engineered to the point of dangerous.

In all, KMSB had a once in a lifetime hit on HMS Hood as well. It was in total, a draw strategically, although it ended up being the effective end of KMS Tirpitz's sea life. Hitler was so afraid of another propaganda hit like losing the KMS Bismarck was at the time, Tirpitz ended up being a little used warship, and a well used target for the RAF. In case you didnt know, Tirpitz still sits visible to the eye today. This is an old pic here of the salvage ops. Edited by DKW_86, 19 December 2015 - 05:05 AM. Captain_Ernst_Lindemann, on 03 August 2015 - 11:16 AM, said: she took what was it like 300-400 hits before she sunk It is reported that the Brits shot 1300 sells AT Bismarck during the battle. The Devonshire rolled her over with torps.

RightYouAreKen, on 07 October 2015 - 03:32 AM, said: After reading the book Battleship Bismarck by the 4th gunnery officer, Mullenheim-Rechberg, I felt really bad for Lindemann. I seems that most of the poor/odd choices that sealed their fate were down to Admiral Lutjens. The crew had a lot of respect for Lindemann. Sounds like a captain that wasn't able to captain his ship. Lutjens is said to have been almost crazed in his Nazism. The surface warfare guys were getting punk slapped by the Doenitz and the U-Boats in actually contributing toward the war effort. Lutjens, in my mind was dramatically over compensating for that. One note: The camo paint/similar ship designs worked so well, that Hood and PoW actually opened fire on PE before realizing their mistake. Captain Lindemann (Character) - Biography biography The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more.

Character Biography History Discuss Ernst Lindemann (March 28, 1894 - May 27, 1941) was the captain of the German battleship Bismarck. Ernst Lindemann was born in Altenkirchen (Rhine Province). In 1913 he joined the Kaiserliche Marine, and was a young gunnery officer on the battleships SMS Elsass and SMS Schleswig-Holstein during World War I. Between 1931 and 1934 he was a lecturer at the Naval Gunnery School and between 1936 and 1938 he was an advisor and later head of the construction department at the Naval High Command. In 1938 he was promoted to the rank of Kapitï¿½n zur See. In August 1940 he was given command of the battleship Bismarck. Lindemann was respected amongst his crew and showed a great deal of attachment to the ship as well. At the Battle of the Denmark Strait, Bismarck sank HMS Hood and damaged HMS Prince of Wales.

The Bismarck was sunk less than a week later after a concentrated effort by the British navy. Family grave Lindemann at Friedhof Dahlem, Berlin, remembering captain Ernst Lindemann Lindemann died sometime during the final battle between Bismarck and British warships. It is believed that Lindemann, Lï¿½tjens and other officers may have died when shells from British warships hit Bismarck's bridge. When film director James Cameron went with a expedition team to investigate the wreck of the Bismarck for the TV-film Expedition: Bismarck, they discovered gaping shell holes in Bismarck's bridge, which may support the theory. Many of the crew, however, claimed that they had seen Lindemann standing on the bow, near turret Anton. He was with his messenger, and was apparently trying to persuade the man to save himself. As the ship turned over the two stood on the keel for a brief moment. Then Lindemann and his messenger saluted and both went down with the ship. His body was never recovered.

He earned both classes of the Iron Cross in World War I, and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross in 1941, for sinking the British battlecruiser HMS Hood. by Wikipedia Ernst Lindemann biography, Awards and honours, Wehrmachtbericht Ernst Lindemann : biography 28 March 1894 - 27 May 1941 Otto Ernst Lindemann (28 March 1894 – 27 May 1941) was a German naval captain. He was the only commander of the battleship during its eight months of service in World War II. Lindemann joined the German Imperial Navy () 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 , he participated in Operation Albion in 1917. After World War I, he served in various staff and naval gunnery training positions.

One year after the outbreak of World War II, he was appointed commander of the battleship Bismarck, at the time the largest warship in commission anywhere in the world and the pride of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine). In May 1941, Lindemann commanded Bismarck during Operation Rheinübung. Bismarck and the heavy cruiser formed a task force under the command of Admiral Günther Lütjens on board Bismarck. Orders were to break out of their base in German occupied Poland and attack British merchant shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean. The task force's first major engagement was the Battle of the Denmark Strait which resulted in the sinking of . Less than a week later, on 27 May, Lindemann and most of his crew lost their lives during Bismarcks last battle. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), an honour that recognised extreme bravery on the battlefield or outstanding military leadership. The medal was presented to his widow, Hildegard, on 6 January 1942.

Awards and honours 1st Class (27 September 1919) Gallipoli Star (Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond) Honour Cross for Combatants (6 December 1934) Service Award (Dienstauszeichnung) 2nd to 4th Class (2 October 1936) Service Award (Dienstauszeichnung) 1st Class (16 March 1938) Spanish Naval Merit Cross (Cruz del Mérito Naval) 3rd Class (6 June 1939) Spanish Naval Merit Cross in White (Cruz Naval con distintivo Blanco) (21 August 1939) Spanish Naval Merit Cross in Gold (Cruz Naval con distintivo Amarillo) 3rd Class (21 August 1939) Swedish Royal Order of the Sword (Kungliga Svärdsorden) (11 January 1941)Grützner 2010, p. 213.

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (20 January 1941) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class (May 1941) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 December 1941 (posthumously) as captain and commander of battleship BismarckFellgiebel 2000, p. 292.Fellgiebel, Colton and Rogers 2003, .Scherzer 2007, p. 507. Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on Wednesday, 28 May 1941 High Seas Fleet Badge (posthumously 1 April 1942) Wehrmachtbericht reference Ernst Lindemann (Naval Officer) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Ernst Lindemann Male Born Mar 28, 1894 Otto Ernst Lindemann was a German 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 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 related links Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Ernst Lindemann. CHILDHOOD Show Less Otto Ernst Lindemann was baptised into the Protestant Church on 26 April 1894. … Read More The family moved to the Charlottenburg quarter of Berlin, where they lived at 6 Carmer Street, in 1895. Read Less Otto Ernst Lindemann was born on 28 March 1894 in Altenkirchen in the Westerwald, Rhine Province. … Read More He was the first of three children of Dr. jur. Georg Heinrich Ernst Lindemann and Maria Lindemann, nÃ©e Lieber. Known as Ernst, Georg Lindemann was a probationary judge (Gerichtsassessor) and later president of the Prussian Central Land Credit Company, a Prussian credit bank.

Read Less 1896 2 Years Old His younger brotherâKurtâwas born in 1896, followed by a second brother, Hans-Wolfgang, in 1900. … Read More The family relocated again in 1903, this time to their own house in the Dahlem quarter of Berlin, near the Grunewald forest. Read Less TEENAGE 1910 16 Years Old In 1910, when Lindemann was 16, his uncle KapitÃ¤n zur See Friedrich Tiesmeyer was in command of the light cruiser (October 1909 â January 1910) of the Imperial Navy, at that time holding the rank of (commander). … Read More At a family reunion in Hamelin, Lindemann talked with his uncle and heard of his seafaring adventures in the Far East. These conversations gave Lindemann the idea of a naval career.

Read Less 1912 18 Years Old Lindemann graduated from the Bismarck-Gymnasium (secondary school) in Berlin-Wilmersdorf with his Abitur (diploma) late in 1912 with an average-to-good overall rating. For the next six months, he attended the Royal Polytechnic Institution in Richmond, London. Ernst Lindemann met Charlotte Weil (nÃ©e Fritsche; 1899â1979), a Berlin singer, in the spring of 1920. The couple married on 1 February 1921, and they had a daughter, Helga Maria, born on 26 February 1924. Lindemann's job as a naval officer demanded that he be away from his family for long periods of time. This proved to be too demanding on the marriage, and they were divorced in 1932. Show Less On 26 March 1913, Lindemann traveled with his parents to Flensburg for his medical examination at the Naval Academy at MÃ¼rwik.

… Read More The strong financial background of his parents made him a suitable applicant for the Imperial Navy, as the costs associated with a naval education in 1909 were 800â1,000 Marks per year for eight years. By comparison, a metal worker earned 1,366 Marks annually and a teacher 3,294 Marks. Only 5 percent of the German population at the time earned more than 3,000 Marks annually. However, the doctor certified him as fit only for limited duties, as pneumonia in childhood had left him unfit for service in U-boats. Read Less After a second examination, he was accepted on probation, and Lindemann became one of the 290 young men of "Crew 1913" (the incoming class of 1913). He was officially enlisted in the Imperial Navy as a (midshipman) on 1 April 1913. … Read More In early May 1913, the cadets of Crew 1913 were sent to the training ships,, and. Lindemann was assigned to Hertha with 71 of his comrades.

At that time, Hertha was under the command of Captain Heinrich Rohardt, a friend of his uncle Friedrich. Arriving on board on 9 May, they were divided into watches consisting of roughly 18 men each. Hertha left MÃ¼rwik and stayed in Kiel until the end of the month. On 29 May 1913, Hertha headed for SwinemÃ¼nde, where she stayed until 15 June. The next stop, via Sassnitz and Visby, was Stockholm, Sweden, arriving on 24 June. The ship remained in Stockholm until 1 July, before leaving for Bergen in Norway. After a few days, the voyage continued to the LÃ¶nne Fjord. Here, Lindemann met his commander-in-chiefâKaiser Wilhelm IIâfor the first time. Hertha then returned to Germany, arriving in Wilhelmshaven on 8 August 1913. Read Less TWENTIES 1914 20 Years Old … One week later, Hertha began a seven-month training cruise (15 August 1913 â 12 March 1914).

The voyage took Lindemann to Dartmouth in England, VilagarcÃ­a de Arousa in Spain, Faial Island in the Azores and as far as Halifax in Nova Scotia. The return trip then went via Vera Cruz in Mexico, Havana in Cuba, Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Kingston in Jamaica, Port of Spain in Trinidad and then to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Spanish mainland, arriving back in Germany in the middle of March 1914, first in BrunsbÃ¼ttel and two days later in Kiel. Read Less Lindemann was promoted to FÃ¤hnrich zur See (Ensign) on 3 April 1914. With the German declaration of war in August 1914, all further training at the naval academy was terminated and the normal compulsory officer examination was skipped. … Read More The entire Crew 1913 was assigned to various units in the Imperial Navy. Lindemann was assigned to, a battleship which belonged to the 2nd Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet under the command of Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) Reinhard Scheer, taking on the position of 3rd wireless telegraphy officer.

Lothringen was mostly tasked with patrolling the North Sea, sailing back and forth between Altenbruch (now part of Cuxhaven) and BrunsbÃ¼ttel without engaging in combat. Read Less Lindemann left Lothringen on 1 June 1915 to attend the wireless telegraphy school at MÃ¼rwik. He successfully completed the course and returned from it in July 1915. He then took over the position of 2nd wireless telegraphy officer and was promoted to Leutnant zur See (Second Lieutenant) on 18 September 1915. 1916 - 1918 3 More Events 1916 22 Years Old On 19 March 1916, Lindemann was transferred to the newly commissioned battleship (under the command of Captain Max Hahn), with the same rank of 2nd wireless telegraphy officer. … Read More Bayern, with her eight guns, was the most powerful ship of the fleet. Her crew had been largely assigned from Lothringen, which continued to serve as a training ship.

Read Less 1917 23 Years Old Aboard Bayern, now under the command of Captain Rohardt, Lindemann participated in Operation Albion in SeptemberâOctober 1917. … Read More Operation Albion's objective was the invasion and occupation of the Estonian islands of Saaremaa (Ãsel), Hiiumaa (DagÃ¶) and Muhu (Moon), then part of the Russian Republic. At 05:07 on 12 October 1917, Bayern struck a mine while moving into her bombardment position to secure the landing beaches at Pamerort. Seven sailors were killed. Despite mine damage, Bayern engaged the coast defense battery at Cape Toffri on the southern tip of Hiiumaa. Bayern was released from her duties at 14:00 that day.

Preliminary repairs were made on 13 October in Tagga Bay before she returned to Kiel on 1 November 1917.<br /><br /> After the armistice in 1918, Bayernâtogether with the majority of the German High Seas Fleetâwas interned at Scapa Flow, the home of the British Grand Fleet. Read Less 1918 24 Years Old Bayern arrived there on 23 November 1918 with a skeleton crew of only 175 men, including Lindemann, who was then ordered to return to Germany, arriving in Kiel on 12 January. … Read More On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the interned fleet to be scuttled, and Bayern sank at 14:30. Read Less 1919 25 Years Old When Ernst Lindemann returned to Germany, it was uncertain whether he could remain on active military service.

As a result of the Treaty of Versailles which was signed on 28 June 1919, the former Imperial German Navy was downsized to 15,000 men, including 1,500 officers, while being renamed the Reichsmarine in the era of the Weimar Republic. … Read More As Lindemann had finished fifth in the Class of 1913, he stood a good chance of being retained. He served temporarily in the Dahlem Protection Company a part of the Protection Regiment of Greater Berlin (JuneâJuly 1919), before he became adjutant to the newly created chief of the Naval Command Department (1 August 1919 â 30 September 1922), at the time under the command of William Michaelis. The Naval Command Department was directly subordinated to the Admiralty Staff. At the same time, he held the position of adjutant in the Fleet Department. Read Less 1920 26 Years Old During this assignment Lindemann was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (Sub-Lieutenant) on 7 January 1920.

… Read More Lindemann's next assignment (1 October 1922 â 30 September 1924) was aboard the battleship, where he served as a watch and division officer. Read Less THIRTIES Show Less During this assignment, he attended an officers' course at the ships' gunnery school in Kiel between 5 February and 3 May 1924. From here, Lindemann took command of the 1st Artillery Company of the 3rd Coastal Defense Department in Friedrichsort in Kiel from 1 October 1924 â 26 September 1926. … Read More His commanding officer was KorvettenkapitÃ¤n (Lieutenant Commander) Otto Schultze, a former World War I U-boat commander and later Generaladmiral (general admiral) of the Kriegsmarine. Read Less 1925 - 1931 3 More Events 1925 31 Years Old In this position, Lindemann was promoted to KapitÃ¤nleutnant (captain lieutenant) on 1 January 1925.

… Read More His next assignment (27 September 1926 â 6 September 1929) placed him on the Admiral's staff at the Baltic Naval Station, first as a staff officer and then as assistant to the chief of the station, which at the time was under the command of Vice Admiral Erich Raeder. Read Less 1929 35 Years Old From here, he was transferred to the serving as the second gunnery officer and FÃ¤hnrichsoffizier (officer in charge of cadets), responsible for the on-board training of the officer cadets, from 7 September 1929 â 25 February 1930. … Read More Holding the same rank and position, Lindemann then transferred to the.<br /><br /> On 30 January 1933, the Nazi Party, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, came to power in Germany, ushering in a period of naval rearmament. In 1935, the Reichsmarine was renamed the Kriegsmarine.

Read Less 1931 37 Years Old Between 22 September 1931 and 22 September 1934, Lindemann was a senior lecturer at the Naval Gunnery School in Kiel. 1932 38 Years Old Ernst Lindemann was promoted to Lieutenant Commander on 1 April 1932. Show Less Lindemann was engaged again on 20 July 1933 to his youngest brother's sister-in-law, Hildegard Burchard. Hildegard was 14 years younger than Lindemann. They married on 27 October 1934 in the St. Annen Church in BerlinâDahlem. … Read More The ceremony was performed by Martin NiemÃ¶ller, a founder of the Confessing Church, later imprisoned as an anti-Nazi. They had a daughter, Heidi Maria, born on 6 July 1939. Read Less He was then posted to the under the command of Captain Hermann Boehm and served as first gunnery officer from 23 September 1933 to 8 April 1934.

FORTIES 1934 40 Years Old On 9 April 1934, he was ordered to the Wilhelmshaven Shipyard (9 Aprilâ11 November 1934) for training in ship construction and familiarisation with the heavy cruiser, under the command of Captain Wilhelm Marschall. … Read More On Admiral Scheer, he again served as first gunnery officer, and in this position he participated in the Spanish Civil War (24 Julyâ30 August 1936). Admiral Scheer had to make ready for the mission on short notice; the order came from Admiral Rolf Carls on 23 July 1936 at 13:45. The normal 48 hours required to prepare the ship was reduced to 12 hours, demanding a lot of the crew and especially Lindemann. As the first gunnery officer, Lindemann was responsible for handling and storing all munitions. Admiral Scheer and the cruiser left Germany on 24 July at 8:00. Lindemann's main responsibilities included commanding the German landing parties and acting as diplomatic aid and interpreter for Captain Marschall.

These landing parties consisted of up to 350 men, which included 11 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers and 266 sailors, or roughly one-third of the crew. On the return voyage to Germany, Admiral Scheer stopped at Gibraltar on the morning of 25 August 1936. Marschall, Lindemann and other officers met with the British Governor and Rear Admiral James Somerville. Read Less Show Less After Lindemann returned to Germany, he was promoted to commander on 1 October 1936. Between 1936 and 1938, he was an adviser and later head of the ship construction department at the Naval High Command, and at the same time a consultant to and later chief of the Naval Training Department. 1938 44 Years Old On 1 April 1938, he was promoted to the rank of KapitÃ¤n zur See (captain at sea).

1939 45 Years Old On 30 September 1939, one month after the outbreak of World War II, Lindemann succeeded Captain Heinrich Woldag as commander of the Naval Gunnery School in Wik in Kiel, after Woldag took command of the heavy cruiser. … Read More Under his command were three training departments, the gunnery training ship and Hektor, numerous gunnery training boats, gun carriers, auxiliary vessels, and occasionally Hitler's state yacht, the aviso.<br /><br /> Ernst Lindemann was frustrated by the fact thatâas commander of the Naval Gunnery Schoolâhe would never come into direct contact with the enemy. When he received the news that he had been selected to be the first commander of the battleship, he was honoured by the trust that had been bestowed on him but doubted that he would be able to get Bismarck ready for action before the war was over. Read Less Show Less His doubts suggest that he was confident the war would end in a favourable outcome for Germany by mid-1940.

… Read More Prior to commanding Bismarck, Lindemann had never held any shipboard command, a situation rare if not unique in the Kriegsmarine. Nevertheless, Lindemann had served exclusively on ships with a gun calibre of at least, and he was Germany's leading gunnery expert. Read Less In 1940, he ranked second out of Crew 1913 and was considered an outstanding leader. Lindemann arrived at the Blohm & Voss shipbuilding works in Hamburg at the beginning of August 1940. … Read More Bismarcks keel had been laid on 1 July 1936 and she was launched on 14 February 1939. Read Less Burkard Freiherr von MÃ¼llenheim-Rechberg joined Bismarck as fourth gunnery officer in June 1940, and he would become the highest-ranking officer to survive Bismarcks last battle on 27 May 1941. … Read More Much of what is currently known about Bismarcks final days is attributed to his account as a witness.

Lindemann made Von MÃ¼llenheim-Rechberg his personnel adjutant and instructed him to refer to the ship as "he" rather than "she"; Lindemann considered the ship too powerful to be referred to as a female. Read Less He commissioned the battleship on 24 August 1940. … Read More He showed a great deal of attachment to the ship and was respected by his crew.<br /><br /> Bismarck left the Kiel Fjord on the morning of 28 September 1940 heading east. After an uneventful voyage through rough seas, Bismarck reached Gotenhafen (now Gdynia) the next day. Here Bismarck conducted a number of sea trials in the relative safety of the Bay of Danzig (now GdaÅsk Bay). Read Less By 30 November 1940, Lindemann had set a number of tests for the crew, which they passed easily. … Read More During high speed trials, Bismarck reached a top speed of, exceeding the design speed.

However, one weakness quickly became apparent: without using the rudders but only the screws, Bismarck was almost impossible to steer. Read Less In November 1940, Von MÃ¼llenheim-Rechberg was sent to the Naval Gunnery School at Wik to complete his heavy gun training courses, which ended his position as Lindemann's personal adjutant. … Read More Lindemann's new adjutant was the signals officer Second Lieutenant Wolfgang Reiner. Bismarcks heavy guns were first test-fired in the second half of November, and Bismarck was shown to be a very stable gun platform. Read Less After the 1940 Christmas celebration on board, Lindemann and the majority of the officers, non-commissioned officers and sailors went on home leave. … Read More First gunnery officer Lieutenant Commander Adalbert Schneider relieved Lindemann as Bismarcks commander during his absence. Read Less Show Less Lindemann spent his leave with his wife and daughter and returned on 1 January 1941. … Read More On 28 April 1941, the ship and crew were ready, and stores were on board for a three-month mission.

Lindemann notified Naval High Command (Oberkommando der Marine), Naval Groups North and West (Marinegruppen Nord und West) and Fleet Command that Bismarck was ready for action. The Chief of FleetâAdmiral GÃ¼nther LÃ¼tjensâand his fleet staff held drills for the first time on board Bismarck on 13 May, testing the communication chain between Fleet Command and Bismarcks officers. Read Less In May 1941, Lindemann commanded Bismarck during Operation RheinÃ¼bung. … Read More Bismarck and the heavy cruiser formed a task force under the command of Admiral GÃ¼nther LÃ¼tjens on board Bismarck. Orders were to break out of their base in German occupied Poland and attack British merchant shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean. The task force's first major engagement was the Battle of the Denmark Strait which resulted in the sinking of.

Less than a week later, on 27 May, Lindemann and most of his crew lost their lives during Bismarcks last battle.<br /><br /> He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, an honour that recognised extreme bravery on the battlefield or outstanding military leadership. The medal was presented to his widow, Hildegard, on 6 January 1942. Read Less Adolf Hitlerâaccompanied by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel, his former naval adjutant Commander Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, and his Luftwaffe adjutant Oberst Nicolaus von Below, among othersâvisited Bismarck on 5 May 1941. … Read More Missing was Grand Admiral Erich Raeder. Hitler was taken on a tour of the ship by Admiral LÃ¼tjens and inspected the various battle stations. Hitler and LÃ¼tjens also met in private and discussed the risks of a mission in the North Atlantic. After this meeting, Hitler and the officers of Bismarck had lunch in the officers' mess, where Hitler spoke about America's unwillingness to enter the war.

Lindemann openly disagreed with Hitler, expressing his opinion that the possibility of the United States entering the war could not be ruled out.<br /><br /> The goal of Operation RheinÃ¼bung (Rhine Exercise) was for Bismarck and the heavy cruiser âunder the command of Lindemann's Crew 1913 classmate Captain Helmuth Brinkmannâto break into the Atlantic and attack Allied shipping.

Grand Admiral Raeder's orders to the task force commanderâAdmiral GÃ¼nther LÃ¼tjensâwere that "the objective of the Bismarck is not to defeat enemies of equal strength, but to tie them down in a delaying action, while preserving combat capacity as much as possible, so as to allow Prinz Eugen to get at the merchant ships in the convoy" and "The primary target in this operation is the enemy's merchant shipping; enemy warships will be engaged only when that objective makes it necessary and it can be done without excessive risk." Read Less On Wednesday, 28 May 1941 Ernst Lindemann was posthumously mentioned in the daily Wehrmachtbericht, an information bulletin issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht (the unified armed forces of Germany). … Read More To be singled out individually in the Wehrmachtbericht was an honour and was entered in the Orders and Decorations' section of one's Service Record Book.<br /><br /> Lindemann's comrades of Crew 1913 all contacted the young widow after his death.

The former head of Crew 1913, Captain Otto KlÃ¼ber, contacted Mrs Lindemann in the fall of 1941 and offered her an honorary membership. Shortly after Christmas on 27 December 1941, exactly seven months after the sinking of Bismarck and the death of its commander, Captain Ernst Lindemann received a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He received this high award because the Oberkommando der Marine felt that his skilled leadership significantly contributed to the destruction of the British battlecruiser Hood and the damage inflicted on the British battleship Prince of Wales. Lindemann was the 94th recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in the Kriegsmarine. Read Less Lindemann's first gunnery officerâLieutenant Commander Adalbert Schneiderâhad been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 May 1941. … Read More Traditionally, the commanding officer would have received this award before any other crew member was so honoured. This exception had been criticized by various circles in the Wehrmacht.

It is thought likely that Ernst Lindemann's cousin, the former General der Kavallarie (General of the Cavalry) Georg Lindemann, intervened. Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, with whom Lindemann shared a 20-year comradeship dating to the early days of the Reichsmarine, presented the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Mrs Lindemann on Tuesday, 6 January 1942, in Dahlem. Raeder went on to provide moral and emotional support to Lindemann's mother and widow.<br /><br /> To honour the late Captain Lindemann, the heavy naval battery at Sangatte, between Calais and Boulogne was christened "Batterie Lindemann" (the Lindemann Battery) on 19 September 1942 by the admiral in command of the Channel Coast Friedrich Frisius. The battery consisted of three heavy SK C/34 guns housed in casemates, originally intended for the early H-class battleships. Prior to this, the guns had been referred to as "Batterie Schleswig-Holstein" or "Batterie GroÃ-Deutschland" and were located in the Hel Peninsula, Poland.

The battery was destroyed by Canadian forces on the evening of 26 September 1944. Today the structure is partly covered by excavated material from the Channel Tunnel, and only the command bunker with a number of smaller strong points are still visible. Read Less Died on May 27, 1941. Original Authors of this text are noted on . Captain Ernst Lindemann Reporting For Duty! - Introduce Yourself! - World of Warships official forum World of Warships official forum Captain Ernst Lindemann Reporting For Duty! Started by Captain_Ernst_Lindemann, Aug 02 2016 12:08 PM Please log in to reply 11 replies to this topic Captain_Ernst_Lindemann #1 Posted 02 August 2016 - 12:08 PM Warrant Officer 04-20-2015 Hey There Fellow Captains. Im An Old Closed Beta Tester That Stop Playing A Few Months Ago.....I See German Battleships On The Horizon And Im Exited To Be Back Battling The Great Seas. A Few Might Remember Me If Not Nice To Meet You Guys. GERMAN BIAS !!!ENGAGED!!!

Otto Ernst Lindemann Captain of the Kriegsmarine Bismarck Battleship Die Kriegsmarine Bismarck wird segelt wieder und ihre alle Werdet Durch Die Mächtigen Waffen der Deutschen Meeres sterben ... Rolkatsuki #2 Posted 02 August 2016 - 12:11 PM Fleet Admiral Hello & welcome back, nice to meetcha~ Wo's Iowa Apprentice~ khaenn35 #3 Posted 02 August 2016 - 12:30 PM Admiral of the Navy Captain_Ernst_Lindemann, on 02 August 2016 - 08:08 PM, said: Hey There Fellow Captains. Im An Old Closed Beta Tester That Stop Playing A Few Months Ago.....I See German Battleships On The Horizon And Im Exited To Be Back Battling The Great Seas. A Few Might Remember Me If Not Nice To Meet You Guys. GERMAN BIAS !!!ENGAGED!!! You seem vaguely familiar... Anyway, welcome back! And stuff that German bias back into your head, with WG here it will never happen... xD Official Forum Elite Admiral o7 Good luck, Captains!

May the winds blow in your favour, and may your shells fly straight and true! If you see me in a game, cover your eyes and ears cos I'm gonna suck. In fact, run like hell and hope we lose honorably. And burn your eyes after seeing my stats. #DetonateJingles Captain_Ernst_Lindemann, on 02 August 2016 - 08:31 PM, said: WG Will Implement German Bias XD Nah mate, be careful of what you say, cos Stalin's ghost will come from the depths of hell and stuff that German Bias right back up your a*s... xD (no offense you know what I mean XD) The "Balance" team are doing really "well" with their "completely balanced" VMF ships... Official Forum Elite Admiral o7 Good luck, Captains! May the winds blow in your favour, and may your shells fly straight and true! If you see me in a game, cover your eyes and ears cos I'm gonna suck. In fact, run like hell and hope we lose honorably. And burn your eyes after seeing my stats.

#DetonateJingles Ernst Lindemann, Military person • Biography & Facts Ernst Lindemann Military person Otto Ernst Lindemann (28 March 1894 – 27 May 1941) was a German 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. One year after the outbreak of World War II, he was appointed commander of the battleship Bismarck, at the time the largest warship in commission anywhere in the world and the pride of the Kriegsmarine (Nazi Germany's navy).In May 1941, Lindemann commanded Bismarck during Operation Rheinübung.

Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen formed a task force under the command of Admiral Günther Lütjens on board Bismarck. Orders were to break out of their base in German occupied Poland and attack British merchant shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean. The task force's first major engagement was the Battle of the Denmark Strait which resulted in the sinking of HMS Hood. Less than a week later, on 27 May, Lindemann and most of his crew lost their lives during Bismarck '​s last battle.He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), an honour that recognised extreme bravery on the battlefield or outstanding military leadership. The medal was presented to his widow, Hildegard, on 6 January 1942.

Personal facts Ernst Lindemann - Metapedia Ernst Lindemann Kapitän zur See Ernst Lindemann as commander of battleship Bismarck on 24 August 1940 Resting place Ernst Lindemann ( March 28 , 1894 – May 27 , 1941 ) was German Naval Commander, who is known for being the Captain of the Battleship Bismarck . Born in 1894 in Altenkirchen, Prussian Province of Rhineland ,Lindemann joined the Kaiserliche Marine and served on various ships during World War I . In the following post war years, Lindemann taught at a Naval school in the Third Reich before taking Command of the Bismarck in 1940. During Naval engagements in 1941, the Bismarck sank two British ships, the Battlecruiser HMS Hood and the Battleship HMS Prince of Wales . Less than two weeks later, after heavy fighting the Bismarck sunk. British Swordfish torpedo planes hit the Bismarck ship rudder unable to steer. After this fatal hit the Bismarck surroundet by enemy tall ships with special gun range.

The naval pride of the Third Rich would sunk after a week long bombardement. Lindemann along with 1,995 German sailors lost their lives when the ship was sank in the Denmark Straight . Reportedly the last known sighting of Lindemann was of him standing on the bow, saluting as the ship listed and rolled over.

Question: Ernst Lindemann was the captain of which World War 2 German battleship?
Answer: Bismarck