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

Zeebrugge Raid

The Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge...

. He killed a senior British officer - probably Wing Commander Frank Arthur Brock

Frank Arthur Brock

Frank Arthur Brock was a British First World War Royal Air Force Officer who devised and executed the smoke screen used during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918, the British Royal Navy's attempt to neutralize the key Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.-Background:Brock was born in Cheam, Surrey,...

- in hand to hand combat with a cutlass

Cutlass

A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket shaped guard...

. He is buried in Zeebrugge. The World War II German destroyer Z19 was named Hermann Künne

German destroyer Z19 Hermann Künne

Z19 Hermann Künne was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...

in his honour.