Werner Henke Military person

Korvettenkapitän Werner Henke (May 13, 1909 – June 15, 1944) born in Thorn, Germany (now Toruń in Poland) 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 April 9, 1944 and Henke was captured along with about 40 of his crew.

Personal facts

Werner Henke
Birth dateMay 13, 1909
Birth place
Toruń
Date of deathJune 15, 1944
Place of death
Virginia , Fort Hunt Virginia
Resting place
Fort George G. Meade

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Spanish Cross
U-boat War Badge
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
military commandU-515 Feb 21 1942 – Apr 9 1944
military unit
10th U-boat Flotilla
4th U-boat Flotilla
service start1934
service end1944

Werner Henke on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://uboat.net/men/henke.htm
  2. http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/misc_laender/fort_meade_wk2_usa.htm
  3. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/pages/news/stories/2008/nov/germans.html