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HENKE, Werner |
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PERSONALIA |
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Name: |
Henke, Werner |
Date of birth: | May 13th, 1909 (Rudak/West Prussia, Germany)
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Date of death: |
June 15th, 1944 (Fort Hunt/Virginia, United States)
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Nationality: |
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SPANIENKREUZ, BRONZE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See
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Unit:
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Divisionsoffizier Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein"
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Awarded on:
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June 6th, 1939
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EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See
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Unit:
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Divisionsoffizier Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein"
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Awarded on:
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September 17th, 1939
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EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See zur Verfügung
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Unit:
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Wachoffizier U-124 / 2. U-Boots-Flottille
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Awarded on:
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October 4th, 1941
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See zur Verfügung
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Unit:
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Kommandant U-515 / 10.U-Boots-Flottille
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Awarded on:
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December 17th, 1942
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Details:
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140th Award
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Kapitänleutnant zur Verfügung (Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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Kommandant U-515 / 10.U-Boots-Flottille
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Awarded on:
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July 4th, 1943
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Details:
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257st Award.
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Provide alterations or additional information |
Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands |
Information source(s): |
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Busch, R., Röll, H-J., Der U-Boot-Krieg – Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH, Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Deutschland, 2003
- wikipedia.org
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