# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erich-topp
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:55:04.127Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erich-topp"
name: "Erich Topp"
slug: "erich-topp"
description: "Erich Topp was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons (GRT). After the war, he served with the Federal German Navy, in which he reached the rank of Konteradmiral. He later served in NATO."
tagline: "German admiral and U-boat commander during World War II"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101II-MW-3705-35%2C_Erich_Topp_auf_U-552.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1914-07-02"
deathDate: "2005-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump