Henke, Max (U 196)
- Date of birth:
- October 18th, 1914
- Date of death:
- November 30th, 1944 (Sunda Straits south of Java)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
30.11.1944: U-196 want missing since 1st Dec, 1944 near the Sunda Straits south of Java. She may have had a diving accident. All 65 hands lost.
U-196 under Korvkpt. Kentrat completed from 13 March, 1943 to 23 Oct, 1943 the longest patrol a submarine in WWII ever did (225 days at sea).
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obersteurmann (Petty Officer 1st Class)
- Unit:
- "U 196", 33. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- December 10th, 1944
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