"Lindemann, Ernst"@en . "(1913\u201318)" . . "(1933\u201341)" . "1941Z"^^ . "German naval officer" . . . "1894-03-28Z"^^ . "(1918\u201333)" . . . . . "1894Z"^^ . "Ernst Lindemann"@en . . . . "1941-05-27Z"^^ . "Battleship" . "1913Z"^^ . . "Otto Ernst Lindemann (28 March 1894 \u2013 27 May 1941) was a German Kapit\u00E4n 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."@en . . . .