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Wolfgang Lüth

1913 - 1945

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Wolfgang Lüth (15 October 1913 – 14 May 1945) was a German U-boat captain of World War II who was credited with the sinking of 46 merchant ships plus the French submarine Doris sunk during 15 war patrols, for a total tonnage of 225,204 gross register tons (GRT). Lüth joined the Reichsmarine in 1933. After a period of training on surface vessels, he transferred to the U-boat service in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Lüth has received more than 211,945 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Lüth is the 620th most popular military personnel (up from 645th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Latvia and the most popular Latvian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 620 out of 2,058. Before him are Christian de Castries, Lauri Törni, Mikhail Skobelev, Alexander von Falkenhausen, Johan Laidoner, and Hubert Lyautey. After him are Takeichi Nishi, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Heinz Reinefarth, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Matthäus Hetzenauer, and Heraclius the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 77. Before him are Méret Oppenheim, Benjamin Bloom, Yasuo Suzuki, Mark Felt, Paul Grice, and Lloyd Bridges. After him are Philip Abelson, Johannes Steinhoff, Loretta Young, Marika Rökk, Stanley Kramer, and Shih Kien. Among people deceased in 1945, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 104. Before him are Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, Anton Dostler, Walter Krüger, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Fritz Klein. After him are Takeichi Nishi, Charles Spearman, Helmuth James von Moltke, Franz Hössler, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, and Werner Ostendorff.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 23 out of 323. Before him are Vera Mukhina (1889), Mischa Maisky (1948), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Jānis Lūsis (1939), and Egils Levits (1955). After him are Rainis (1865), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Jānis Čakste (1859).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Latvia

Among military personnels born in Latvia, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 1. After him are Herberts Cukurs (1900), Jukums Vācietis (1873), Yevgeny Miller (1867), Jānis Balodis (1881), and Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen (1913).

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