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Originally Posted by Wüstenfuchs
I wonder why Admiral Lütgens hesitated to return fire? And is it proper for the Captain, Lindemann, to overide his superior officer? I can only figure that since he was the Captain it was his ship and he had the last word. Sorry the video didn't show the rest of the story.
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That would be the case although he would usually defer to the Admiral. It was also strange how Lutjens decided to stick so close to his orders and not go after Prince of Wales when it was very likely the two German ships would have sunk it.