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Wilhelm Henningsen

Wilhelm Henningsen
Born (1904-07-29)29 July 1904
Husby
Died 2 September 1939(1939-09-02) (aged 35)
Westerplatte, Danzig
Buried Cmentarz Srebrzysko, Gdańsk (54°22′25.69″N 18°34′52.11″E / 54.3738028°N 18.5811417°E / 54.3738028; 18.5811417Coordinates: 54°22′25.69″N 18°34′52.11″E / 54.3738028°N 18.5811417°E / 54.3738028; 18.5811417)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Rank Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery)
Unit Marinestosstruppkompanie
Battles/wars

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

As a Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery), he commanded the Marinestosstruppkompanie from March 1938 until his death in the Battle of Westerplatte on 2 September 1939.


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