# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-luth
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:11:06.586Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-luth"
name: "Wolfgang Lüth"
slug: "wolfgang-luth"
description: "Wolfgang Lüth was a German U-boat captain of World War II who was credited with the sinking of 46 merchant ships plus the French submarine Doris sunk during 15 war patrols, for a total tonnage of 225,204 gross register tons (GRT)."
tagline: "German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II (1913-1945)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1913-10-15"
deathDate: "1945-05-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump