(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Walter Hennecke
Born: 23 May 1898 in Betheln, Hannover
Died: 01 Jan 1984 in Bad Lippspringe
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (13 Jul 1916); Leutnant zur See (13 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Kapitänleutnant (01 Oct 1928); Korvettenkäpitan (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkäpitan (01 Aug 1938); Kapitän zur See (01 Feb 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War-Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service and Attended the Naval-School Mürwik (02 Oct 1915-09 Nov 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (10 Nov 1915-05 Feb 1916)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiserin’ (06 Feb 1916-09 Jul 1916)
Naval-School Mürwik and Special-Briefings (10 Jul 1916-00 Feb 1917)
Watch-Officer on a Torpedo-Boat (00 Feb 1917-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity (21 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Released and Granted Leave (01 Feb 1920-04 Aug 1920)
Adjutant and Watch-Officer with the 5th Half-Flotilla (05 Aug 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Company-Officer with Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Oct 1922-15 Oct 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command, Detached to the Technical College Berlin (16 Oct 1924-06 Sep 1925)
Instructor at the Ship-Artillery-School (07 Sep 1925-29 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Delphin’, at the same time Leader of the Ranging-Training of the Ship-Artillery-School (30 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Instructor at the Coastal-Artillery-School (01 Oct 1929-03 Oct 1933)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (04 Oct 1933-19 Sep 1934)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (17 Dec 1934-04 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (05 Oct 1936-04 Nov 1938)
First Officer on the Light Cruiser ‘Nürnberg’ (07 Nov 1938-29 Jul 1940)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant ‘Nürnberg’ (11 Nov 1938-19 Nov 1938)
Commander of the Ship-Artillery-School (30 Jul 1940-04 Apr 1943)
At the same time, Chief of the Sea-Command-Office Ostend and Designated Leader of Tug-Formation 2 of Transport-Flotilla B with Operation ‘Seelöwe’ (00 Aug 1940-00 Nov 1940)
At the same time, Commandant of the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (24 May 1941-14 Oct 1941)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Normandy (06 May 1943-26 Jun 1944)
In Captivity (27 Jun 1944-18 Apr 1947)
Released (18 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (227): am 26.06.1944 als Konteradmiral und Seekommandant Normandie
- 1914 EK II : 05.03.1922
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II: 12.12.1939
- Flottenkriegsabzeichen
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Wehrmachtbericht: 27.06.1944


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