German submarine commander
Günter Kuhnke (7 September 1912 – 11 October 1990) was a German submarine commander during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine, West Germany's navy. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Career.
Kuhnke commanded the , and , sinking eleven ships on nine patrols, for a total of  gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping plus the special service vessel HMS "Prunella". He commanded "10th U-boat Flotilla" from January 1942 until October 1944, then "33rd U-boat Flotilla" until May 1945.
Kuhnke joined Bundesmarine in 1955. commanded the destroyer "Z-2" (D171) (formerly USS "Ringgold" (DD-500)) from 14 July 1959 until 15 November 1960. In 1966, he was promoted to Konteradmiral (rear admiral) in 1966. Kuhnke retired from service in September 1972.
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