# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gunther-freiherr-von-maltzahn
# Generated: 2026-08-16T01:13:23.603Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gunther-freiherr-von-maltzahn"
name: "Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn"
slug: "gunther-freiherr-von-maltzahn"
description: "Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 68 enemy aircraft shot down in 497 combat missions. He claimed 34 aerial victories over the Eastern Front and 34 aerial victories over the Western Front, including one four-engine bomber. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, which was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Maltzahn."
tagline: "German flying ace (1910–1953)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-J14659%2C_Italien%2C_Adolf_Galland%2C_Luftwaffenoffiziere.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1910-10-20"
deathDate: "1953-06-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.461434370771313
  historical:           6.563825333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Гюнтер фон Мальцан"
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    title: "جونثير فريهير ڤون مالتزاهن"
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    title: "Günther von Maltzahn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump