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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 199,127 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Lüth is the 645th most popular military personnel (up from 696th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Latvia (up from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Military Personnel.

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  • 21

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 645 out of 1,468. Before him are Köten, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Xu Da, Wei Qing, and Milunka Savić. After him are Wilhelm Schepmann, Hubert Lyautey, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Heinz Reinefarth, Peucestas, and Mikhail Skobelev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 80. Before him are Alexander Pokryshkin, Boris Pahor, Loretta Young, Eddie Constantine, Mary Leakey, and Heinz Kohut. After him are Shih Kien, Bruno Pontecorvo, Pierre Werner, Israel Gelfand, Marika Rökk, and Amrita Sher-Gil. Among people deceased in 1945, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 114. Before him are Lord Alfred Douglas, Josef Čapek, Wilhelm Rediess, Richard Glücks, Takijirō Ōnishi, and Leonid Pasternak. After him are Walther Hewel, Mário de Andrade, Bogdan Filov, Albrecht Penck, Robert Desnos, and Paul Pelliot.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 23 out of 284. Before him are Peter von Biron (1724), Vera Mukhina (1889), Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Mischa Maisky (1948), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), and Andris Bērziņš (1944). After him are Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Philippe Halsman (1906).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Latvia

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

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