# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/helmut-witte
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:55:54.485Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/helmut-witte"
name: "Helmut Witte"
slug: "helmut-witte"
description: "The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich."
tagline: "German World War II U-boat commander (1915-2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Witte_Helmut_(2-2570).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1915-04-06"
deathDate: "2005-10-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             17.92372881355932
  historical:           7.21098
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%82_%D0%92%D1%96%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B5"
    title: "Гельмут Вітте"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "هيلموت ويت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Witte_(Marineoffizier)"
    title: "Helmut Witte (Marineoffizier)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Witte"
    title: "Helmut Witte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Witte_(katona)"
    title: "Helmut Witte (katona)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Friedrich_Witte"
    title: "Helmut Friedrich Witte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Witte_(oficer_marynarki)"
    title: "Helmut Witte (oficer marynarki)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B5%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%82"
    title: "Витте, Гельмут"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90467"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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