Walter Hennecke [SEP] conflict
Walter Hennecke
Walter Hennecke (23 May 1898 – 1 January 1984) was a German admiral during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Hitler for "a feat unprecedented in the annals of coastal defense.", when he comprehensively damaged Cherbourg Harbour prior to surrendering it to Allied forces.
Career.
Career Kaiserliche Marine and Reichsmarine.
Hennecke entered the Imperial German Navy (crew 15) during the First World War on 2 October 1915, as a "seekadett".
forces they had committed to the attack and 98 soldiers were taken prisoner.
By the morning of 11 June, the battery and its staff had run out of ammunition and medical equipment for the wounded and all the guns were out of service. In the afternoon, Walter Ohmsen received a phone call from Konteradmiral Walter Hennecke, who instructed him to escape with the survivors. Leaving 21 wounded German soldiers and 126 American prisoners behind, Ohmsen and 78 men broke through the American encirclement and reached the German lines at Aumeville, roughly