Werner Henke

Werner Henke
Born(1909-05-13)13 May 1909
Rudak, Thorn, German Empire
(today Poland)
Died15 June 1944(1944-06-15) (aged 35)
Fort Hunt, Virginia, United States
Buried
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service1934–44
RankKorvettenkapitän
Unit4th U-boat Flotilla
10th U-boat Flotilla
CommandsU-515
Battles / warsBattle of the Atlantic
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.