Wilhelm Henningsen | |
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Born |
Husby |
29 July 1904
Died | 2 September 1939 Westerplatte, Danzig |
(aged 35)
Buried | Cmentarz Srebrzysko, Gdańsk (54°22′25.69″N 18°34′52.11″E / 54.3738028°N 18.5811417°ECoordinates: 54°22′25.69″N 18°34′52.11″E / 54.3738028°N 18.5811417°E) |
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.