Lieutenant zur See Wolfgang Zenker (1898 – 5 November 1918) was a German officer killed during World War I. He was an officer on the battleship SMS König and was murdered by rebel sailors during the Wilhelmshaven mutiny together with Bruno Heinemann. The Second World War German destroyer Z9 was named Wolfgang Zenker in his honour.
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