Heinz-Wilhelm Eck Military person

Heinz-Wilhelm Eck (27 March 1916 – 30 November 1945) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War, who was tried, convicted, condemned and executed postwar for ordering his crew to shoot the survivors of a Greek merchantman sunk by U-852.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 27, 1916
Birth place
Hamburg
Date of deathNovember 30, 1945
Place of death
Hamburg

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Military person

allegianceGermany
military branch
Kriegsmarine
military command15 June 1943 – 3 May 1944
military unit
4th U-boat Flotilla
12th U-boat Flotilla
service start1934
service end1945

Heinz-Wilhelm Eck on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3166
  2. http://www.webcitation.org/5kmzRgm22