Hermann Künne
Military Officer, Deceased Person
1897 – 1918
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Who was Hermann Künne?
Matrose Hermann Künne was a German sailor killed during World War I. He was based at Zeebrugge as a crewman on the Torpedo boat S53 and died fighting British soldiers during the Zeebrugge Raid. He killed a senior British officer - probably Wing Commander Frank Arthur Brock - in hand to hand combat with a cutlass. He is buried in Zeebrugge. The World War II German destroyer Z19 was named Hermann Künne in his honour.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1897
- Also known as
- Matrose Hermann Künne
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 23, 1918
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on July 23, 2013
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