# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-hornlein
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:40:41.382Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/walter-hornlein"
name: "Walter Hörnlein"
slug: "walter-hornlein"
description: "Walter Hermann Hoernlein was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded the Großdeutschland Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves."
tagline: "German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1893–1961)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-748-0090-03A%2C_Russland%2C_General_H%C3%B6rnlein_bei_seinen_Soldaten.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1893-01-02"
deathDate: "1961-09-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.590909090909091
  historical:           10.69208266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "瓦尔特·霍恩莱因"
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    title: "Walter Hörnlein"
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    title: "Walter Hörnlein"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_H%C3%B6rnlein"
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    title: "والتر هونلاین"
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    title: "Walter Hörnlein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Walter Hörnlein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump