# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/heino-von-rantzau
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:07:04.094Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/heino-von-rantzau"
name: "Heino von Rantzau"
slug: "heino-von-rantzau"
description: "Heino von Rantzau was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heino von Rantzau was captured by American troops in April 1945, and died in captivity on 2 November 1946."
tagline: "German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1894-1946)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Genera%C5%82_Heino_von_Rantzau_w_rozmowie_z_oficerami_na_froncie_wschodnim_(2-655).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1894-03-08"
deathDate: "1946-11-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.02
  momentum:             25
  historical:           4.82322
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88"
    title: "هينو فون رانتزاو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heino_von_Rantzau"
    title: "Heino von Rantzau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heino_von_Rantzau"
    title: "Heino von Rantzau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heino_von_Rantzau"
    title: "Heino von Rantzau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%83"
    title: "Гайно фон Ранцау"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108271"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump