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| The commander of the Bismarck, Captain Ernst Lindemann, has just come aboard and takes the report of the officer of the watch. | Captain Ernst Lindemann inspects the honor guard at the level of Turret C (starboard side); behind him is the First Officer, (I.O.) Frigate Captain Hans Oels, and next to him, with adjutant's braid, Lieutenant Commander Burkhard Baron von Müllenheim-Rechberg, the senior officer of the Bismarck to be rescued. |
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| Captain Ernst Lindemann inspects the officers. | The commander of the Bismarck, Captain Ernst Lindemann, is awaitet. |
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| After the commissioning ceremony the Bismarck stayed at the equipping pier of the Blohm & Voss in Hamburg for the final fitting-out and the running-in of her crew. | |
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