Walter Hennecke
Walter Hennecke | |
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Walter Hennecke (left) and Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben surrendering to the American forces at Cherbourg | |
Born |
Betheln | 23 May 1898
Died |
1 January 1984 85) Bad Lippspringe | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1915–45 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
Unit |
SMS Freya SMS Kaiserin |
Commands held |
cruiser Nürnberg battleship Schleswig-Holstein |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Hennecke (23 May 1898 – 1 January 1984) was a Konteradmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Hitler for "a feat unprecedented in the annals of coastal defense.", when he wrecked Cherbourg's port.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (5 March 1922)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class[1]
- High Seas Fleet Badge[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 June 1944 as Konteradmiral and sea commander of Normandy[2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (27 June 1944)
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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27 June 1944 | Marinetruppen der Küstenbatterien, der nachrichten- und Landdienststellen sowie an Land eingesetzte Schiffsbesatzungen haben sich bei den Kämpfen um Cherbourg unter dem Oberbefehl des Seekommandanten der Normandie, Konteradmiral Hennecke, und unter Führung des Hafenkommandanten Witt, besonders ausgezeichnet. Die Marineküstenbatterie "York" versenkte vor Cherbourg einen Leichten Kreuzer.[3] | Naval troops of the shore batteries, the intelligence and land based offices, and ship crews employed on land, have particularly excelled in the battles for Cherbourg under the command of the Naval Commander Normandy, Rear Admiral Hennecke, and under the leadership of the port commander Witt. The naval coastal battery "York" sunk off Cherbourg a light cruiser. |
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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