Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Marinestosstruppkompanie | Battles and wars Battle of Westerplatte Service/branch Kriegsmarine | |
Born July 29, 1904
Husby ( 1904-07-29 ) Buried at Cmentarz Srebrzysko, Gdańsk () Battles/wars Occupation of Memel
Battle of Westerplatte Died 2 September 1939, Westerplatte, Gdańsk, Poland Rank Oberleutnant (Naval Artillery) | ||
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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