German navy officer and World War II U-boat commander
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Werner Henke
Born
(1909-05-13)13 May 1909 Rudak, Thorn, German Empire (today Poland)
Died
15 June 1944(1944-06-15) (aged 35) Fort Hunt, Virginia, United States
Buried
Fort George G. Meade
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service
1934–44
Rank
Korvettenkapitän
Unit
4th U-boat Flotilla 10th U-boat Flotilla
Commands held
U-515
Battles/wars
Battle of the Atlantic
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Werner Henke (13 May 1909 – 15 June 1944) was the commander of U-515 in the Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. U-515 was sunk by the US task group 22.3, commanded by Daniel V. Gallery on 9 April 1944 and Henke was captured along with about 40 of his crew. He was shot and killed while attempting to escape from the POW interrogation center in Fort Hunt, Virginia in the United States.
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support off the coast of West Africa. U-515, skippered by KL (later KK) WernerHenke (Knight's Cross), had been dispatched with two others as relief and reinforcement...
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Global Information
Nazi Germany
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine