# Wilhelm Werner

> Wilhelm Werner was a German naval officer in the First World War and SS staff general in the Second World War. As commander of U-55 during World War I he participated in several controversial actions, including the murder by drowning of surrendered crews of some of the ships he sank and attacks on marked hospital ships. The British government sought to prosecute Werner at the Leipzig war crimes trials, but he fled to Brazil, where he was reported to have worked as an architect and a coffee planter.

*German politician, marine and SS officer (1888-1945)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-werner

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1888-06-06
- **Died:** 1945-05-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Wilhelm Werner was a German naval officer in the First World War and SS staff general in the Second World War. As commander of U-55 during World War I he participated in several controversial actions, including the murder by drowning of surrendered crews of some of the ships he sank and attacks on marked hospital ships. The British government sought to prosecute Werner at the Leipzig war crimes trials, but he fled to Brazil, where he was reported to have worked as an architect and a coffee planter.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wilhelm Werner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Werner)
- [Wilhelm Werner (SS-Mitglied)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Werner_(SS-Mitglied))
- [Wilhelm Werner](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Werner)
- [Вільгельм Вернер](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2575625)

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