Wilgelm Vitgeft
Wilgelm Karlovich Vitgeft | |
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Rear-admiral Wilhelm Withöft. | |
| Other name(s) | Wilhelm Witthöft |
| Born | October 14, 1847 Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russia (now Odesa, Ukraine) |
| Died | August 10, 1904 (aged 56) Yellow Sea, off of Shandong, China |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1868–1904 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | 1st Squadron Pacific Fleet |
| Battles / wars | |
Wilhelm Withöft (Russian: Вильгельм Карлович Витгефт, romanized: Vilgelm Karlovich Vitgeft; October 14, 1847 – August 10, 1904), commonly known as Wilgelm Vitgeft, was a Russo-German admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his service in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.