Information on Vizeadmiral Heinrich Hanke?

[pazuzu]

Hello folks,

I recently came across the mini-biography of Heinrich Hanke on the Axis Biographical Research site, while researching another Kriegsmarine officer:

http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/KRIEGSMARINE/Vizeadmirals/HANKE_HEINRICH.html
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/CROISIER/Kriegsmarine_Casualties.htm
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="1" width="640"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="12%">VA
</td> <td valign="top" width="22%"> Heinrich Hanke
</td> <td valign="top" width="27%"> z. Vfg. d. OB d. Kriegsmarine
</td> <td valign="top" width="15%"> 23.04.1945
</td> <td valign="top" width="25%"> gefallen bei Klein-Kienitz über Zossen / Brandenburg
</td></tr></tbody></table>
I must say I'm deeply moved by Vice Admiral Hanke's courage to fight as an ordinary Volkssturm infantry in defense of his country, two years after his retirement. It really puts the lyrics from the "Fallschirmjägerlied" into perspective: Wir wissen nur eines, wenn Deutschland in Not,
Zu kämpfen, zu siegen, zu sterben den Tod.

I've been searching long and hard for more informaton on this extraordinary admiral. The only additional info I've found is on the following website, which listed several other senior Volksturm members that might have perished together with the retired Vice Admiral in the Battle of Berlin.
http://www.kleinkienitz.de/aktuelles...in-04-2004.htm

To that end, I'm wondering if any forum member might have any additional information about Heinrich Hanke's life, particularly his fateful battle as a Volkssturm soldier near Brandenburg.

[Bobwirtz]

Thanks for this information. I used the basic URL and found information about Vizeadmiral Kurt von dem Borne. I recently picked up his Kapitan's mess dress jacket and blue vest.

http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/...T_VON_DEM.html





Thanks... Bob