# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/werner-friebe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:07:25.544Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/werner-friebe"
name: "Werner Friebe"
slug: "werner-friebe"
description: "Werner Friebe was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 8th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Friebe surrendered to the British forces in May 1945 and was released in 1948. He was the younger brother of General Helmut Friebe, who was also a Knight's Cross recipient."
tagline: "Highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1897-07-12"
deathDate: "1962-03-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.11
  momentum:             8.076923076923077
  historical:           7.205292
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99"
    title: "ヴェルナー・フリーベ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8"
    title: "ويرنير فريب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B5"
    title: "Вернер Фрибе"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Friebe_(General)"
    title: "Werner Friebe (General)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Friebe"
    title: "Werner Friebe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Friebe"
    title: "Werner Friebe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Friebe"
    title: "Werner Friebe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Friebe"
    title: "Werner Friebe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3567315"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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