# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/helmuth-forster
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:06:34.909Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/helmuth-forster"
name: "Helmuth Förster"
slug: "helmuth-forster"
description: "Helmuth Förster was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. A decorated World War I aviator, he returned to military service in 1934 as an Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe. Promoted to Oberst in 1936, he was appointed to command the 4th Bomber Wing. During the invasion of Poland, Förster, by now a Generalmajor, commanded the Luftwaffen-Lehrdivision with significant success. He was then appointed as chief of staff of the 5th Air Fleet during the invasion of Norway. After serving on the German-French Peace Commission, he was appointed as military governor of the German-occupied territory of Serbia from April to June 1941, then commanded the 1st Air Corps during the invasion of the Soviet Union until October 1942. Whilst in command of the 1st Air Corps he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He spent the remainder of the war as chief of administration at the Reich Ministry of Aviation. He was pensioned as an Oberstleutnant in 1952."
tagline: "German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1889-1965)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1889-04-19"
deathDate: "1965-04-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.69
  momentum:             15.40094339622642
  historical:           6.549209333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Гельмут Ферстер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "هيلموت فورستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هيلموت فورستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_F%C3%B6rster"
    title: "Helmuth Förster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_F%C3%B6rster"
    title: "Helmuth Förster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_F%C3%B6rster"
    title: "Helmuth Förster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC"
    title: "ヘルムート・フェルスター"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97281"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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