Werner Henke

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Werner Henke
Born	(1909-05-13)13 May 1909 Rudak, Thorn, German Empire (today Poland)
Died	15 June 1944(1944-06-15) (aged 35) Fort Hunt, Virginia, United States
Buried	Fort George G. Meade
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1934–44
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	4th U-boat Flotilla 10th U-boat Flotilla
Commands	U-515
Battles / wars	Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight'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.