# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walther-forstmann
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:38:34.707Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/walther-forstmann"
name: "Walther Forstmann"
slug: "walther-forstmann"
description: "Walther Forstmann was one of the most highly decorated U-boat commanders in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. He also served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II in different staff positions."
tagline: "German World War I U-boat commander"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter_Forstmann_(Illustrirte_Zeitung%2C_1917).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1883-03-09"
deathDate: "1973-11-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.38
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.158857333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Вальтер Форстман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فالتر فورستمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Forstmann"
    title: "Walter Forstmann"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Forstmann"
    title: "Walther Forstmann"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Forstmann"
    title: "Walter Forstmann"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Forstmann"
    title: "Walter Forstmann"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Forstmann"
    title: "Walter Forstmann"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3"
    title: "ヴァルター・フォルストマン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Forstman"
    title: "Walter Forstman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Форстманн, Вальтер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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