Werner Henke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German navy officer and World War II U-boat commander
Date of Birth: 13-May-1909
Place of Birth: Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Date of Death: 15-Jun-1944
Profession: submariner, soldier
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Werner Henke
- 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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