# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willy-langkeit
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:46:09.718Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willy-langkeit"
name: "Willy Langkeit"
slug: "willy-langkeit"
description: "Willy Langkeit was an Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Willy Langkeit was taken prisoner by American troops in May 1945 and transferred to British custody later that month. He was held until 1947 and later joined the Bundesgrenzschutz in 1951, retiring in 1967."
tagline: "German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1907-1969)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Willy_Langkeit.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1907-06-02"
deathDate: "1969-10-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.96
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.551261333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82"
    title: "Віллі Лангкайт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "ويلي لانجكيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "ويلى لانجكيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Langkeit"
    title: "Willy Langkeit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Langkeit"
    title: "Willy Langkeit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Langkeit"
    title: "Wilhelm Langkeit"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88"
    title: "ヴィリィ・ラングカイト"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73821"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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