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Wolfgang Lüth

1913 - 1945

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Wolfgang Lüth (15 October 1913 – 14 May 1945) 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). Lüth joined the Reichsmarine in 1933. After a period of training on surface vessels, he transferred to the U-boat service in 1936. In December 1939 he received command of U-9, which he took on six war-patrols. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Lüth is the 764th most popular military personnel (down from 620th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 764 out of 2,058. Before him are Giovanni Andrea Doria, Dietrich von Saucken, Henri Gouraud, Marcantonio Colonna, Yasuji Okamura, and Ion Mihai Pacepa. After him are Karol Świerczewski, Erich Brandenberger, Heinz Hitler, Ottavio Piccolomini, Charles Huntziger, and Juan José Flores.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 102. Before him are Marika Rökk, Maurice Wilkes, Eddie Constantine, Tokutaro Ukon, Johannes Steinhoff, and Álvaro Cunhal. After him are Heinz Kohut, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Haxhi Lleshi, Shih Kien, Sebastiano Baggio, and Franck Pourcel. Among people deceased in 1945, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 132. Before him are Werner Ostendorff, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., André Tardieu, Paul Pelliot, Mário de Andrade, and Bogdan Filov. After him are Julius Dorpmüller, Dimitrije Ljotić, Eduard Wirths, Wilhelm Rediess, Gustav Flatow, and Alexander Siloti.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 35 out of 323. Before him are Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Viktors Arājs (1910), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), and Friedrich Zander (1887). After him are Oswald Külpe (1862), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Wilhelm Kettler (1574), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Annie Londonderry (1870), and Jānis Lūsis (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Latvia

Among military personnels born in Latvia, Wolfgang Lüth ranks 2. Before him are Herberts Cukurs (1900). After him are Jukums Vācietis (1873), Jānis Balodis (1881), Yevgeny Miller (1867), and Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen (1913).

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