Werner Henke (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lieutenant Commander Werner Henke (May 13, 1909 - June 15, 1944) born in Thorn (Toru ) in Germany (now Poland) was the commander of U-515 during the Second Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. U-515 was sunk by the American task group 22.3, commanded by Daniel V. Gallery on April 9, 1944 and Kapit nleutnant Henke was captured along with about 40 of his crew.Henke was raised in Rudak, a small village just outside Thorn. When Thorn reverted to Polish rule in 1920 after the end of World War I, the Henke family moved to Celle in the state of Hanover. Henke joined the Reichsmarine in April 1934 after several years in the merchant marine.