Günter Kuhnke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Günter Kuhnke

German world war II Navy officer and U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Elbląg, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 11-Oct-1990

Profession: submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Günter Kuhnke (7 September 1912 – 11 October 1990) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine.
He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). He commanded the U-28, U-125 and U-853, sinking eleven ships on nine patrols, for a total of 42,252 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping plus the special service vessel HMS Prunella.
He commanded 10th U-boat Flotilla from January 1942 until October 1944, then 33rd U-boat Flotilla until May 1945. Fregattenkapitän Günter Kuhnke commanded the destroyer Z-2 (D171) (formerly USS Ringgold (DD-500)) from 14 July 1959 until 15 November 1960.