# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/heinrich-bleichrodt
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:37:51.335Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/heinrich-bleichrodt"
name: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
slug: "heinrich-bleichrodt"
description: "Heinrich Bleichrodt was a German U-boat commander during the Second World War. From October 1939 until retiring from front line service in December 1943, he was credited with sinking 25 ships for a total of 152,320 gross register tons (GRT). He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Bleichrodt was tried and acquitted for war crimes in connection with the sinking of the SS City of Benares, which was carrying evacuated children. He earned the nickname \"Ajax\" during his time with the U-boats."
tagline: "German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1909-1977)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Heinrich_Bleichrodt.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1909-10-21"
deathDate: "1977-01-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.30885866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Генріх Бляйхродт"
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    title: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
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    title: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Bleichrodt"
    title: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
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  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Bleichrodt"
    title: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
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    title: "Heinrich Bleichrodt"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump