Wilhelm Henningsen

Wilhelm Henningsen
Wilhelm Henningsen
Born	29 July 1904; Husby
Died	2 September 1939 (aged 35); Westerplatte, Free City of Danzig
Buried	Cmentarz Srebrzysko, Gdańsk (54°22′25.69″N 18°34′52.11″E)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery)
Unit	Marinestosstruppkompanie
Battles/wars	Second World War Occupation of Memel; German invasion of Poland Battle of Westerplatte †; ;

Wilhelm Henningsen (born 29 July 1904 in Husby, died 2 September 1939 in Danzig)[1] was an officer in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

As an Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery), he commanded a naval Marine unit from March 1938 until his death in the Battle of Westerplatte .[2]

References

Bernd Bölscher (19 October 2015). Hitlers Marine im Landkriegseinsatz: Eine Dokumentation. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 185–. ISBN 978-3-7386-3509-6.
Geirr H. Haarr (24 September 2013). The Gathering Storm: The Naval War in Northern Europe September 1939 - September 2001. Seaforth Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4738-3131-5.

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