Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Lüth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_7th_U-boat_Flotilla
gptkbp:active_years 1934-1945
gptkbp:associated_with U-boat fleet
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Iron_Cross_1st_Class
gptkb:Iron_Cross_2nd_Class
gptkb:German_Cross_in_Gold
gptkb:U-boat_War_Badge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date 1913-03-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Flensburg,_Germany
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U-181
gptkbp:commander gptkb:11
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:contributed_to German naval strategy
gptkbp:death_date 1945-05-12
gptkbp:fate killed in action
gptkbp:historical_significance notable U-boat commander
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Lüth
gptkbp:influence U-boat tactics
gptkbp:influenced submarine warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Company
gptkb:battle
strategic planning
combat operations
tactical operations
reconnaissance missions
submarine warfare
military planning
supply missions
naval strategy discussions
naval engagements
blockade running
convoy battles
anti-convoy operations
gptkbp:known_for successful U-boat operations
gptkbp:legacy U-boat warfare history
gptkbp:mission gptkb:U-181
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_achievement strategic naval operations
sinking of merchant ships
successful patrols
sinking of warships
gptkbp:notable_for U-boat commander
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat
gptkb:Operation_Paukenschlag
gptkbp:operates gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition recognized as a skilled commander
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:seating_capacity 200,000 tons
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkb:U-boat_U-181
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:service_years 1934-1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hesse