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Werner Henke

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German navy officer and World War II U-boat commander

Lived 1909 to 1944 · aged 35
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Werner Henke was the commander of German submarine U-515 in the Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. 3, commanded by Daniel V. Gallery on 9 April 1944 and Henke was captured along with about 40 of his crew.

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Werner Henke's grave at Fort Meade, MD, decorated for Volkstrauertag 2008Werner Henke's grave at Fort Meade, MD, decorated for Volkstrauertag 2008

Awards 9

1943Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1941Iron Cross 1st Class
1941U-boat War Badge (1939)
1940Sudetenland Medal
1939Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords
1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
1936Long Service Medal 4th Class, 4 Years (Wehrmacht)
U-boat War Badge (1939) with Diamonds

Connected to Werner 6

Werner HartensteinAlso won Spanish Cross in Bronze without SwordsFriedrich BonteAlso won Long Service Medal 4th Class, 4 Years (Wehrmacht)Heinrich BleichrodtAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939) with DiamondsJohann MohrAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)Gustav HöhneAlso won Sudetenland MedalGeorg LassenAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)

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Werner Henke was the commander of German submarine 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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Lived 1909 to 1944 · aged 35
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