Hermann Künne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Künne

German sailor

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Wierthe, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1918

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Matrose Hermann Künne (12 December 1897 - 23 April 1918) was a German sailor killed during World War I.
He was based at Zeebrugge as a crewman on the Torpedo boat S53 and died fighting British soldiers during the Zeebrugge Raid.
He killed a senior British officer - probably Wing Commander Frank Arthur Brock - in hand-to-hand combat with a cutlass.
He is buried in Zeebrugge.
The World War II German destroyer Z19 was named Hermann Künne in his honour.