Wilhelm Henningsen

Wilhelm Henningsen
Born	(1904-07-29)July 29, 1904 Husby
Died	September 2, 1939(1939-09-02) (aged 35) Westerplatte, Danzig
Buried at	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	Occupation of Memel 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 a Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery), he commanded the Marinestosstruppkompanie from March 1938 until his death in the Battle of Westerplatte on 2 September 1939.^[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 - April 1940. Seaforth Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4738-3131-5.

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