Werner Henke
(1909-1944)
German World War II U-boat commander
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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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13 May 1909 Torun, Poland
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15 June 1944 (aged 35) Fort Hunt, Virginia, United States
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