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Erich Bey (23 March 1898 – 26 December 1943), was a German naval officer who most notably served as a commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer forces and commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943, during which the German ship was sunk. He was killed during that action. Bey was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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  • Erich Bey
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  • Erich Bey (23 March 1898 – 26 December 1943), was a German naval officer who most notably served as a commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer forces and commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943, during which the German ship was sunk. He was killed during that action. Bey was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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serviceyears
  • 1916(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1898-03-23(xsd:date)
Commands
death place
  • North Cape, Norway
Nickname
  • Achmed
Name
  • Erich Bey
Birth Place
  • Hamburg, German Empire
Title
  • Chief of the 4. Zerstörerflottille
  • Chief of the 6. Zerstörerflottille
  • Führer der Zerstörer
Awards
death date
  • 1943-12-26(xsd:date)
Rank
Battles
Before
  • none
  • Kapitän zur See Friedrich Bonte
  • Korvettenkapitän Alfred Schemmel
Years
  • --05-14
  • --04-10
  • --04-13
After
  • disbanded
  • Kapitän zur See Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs
  • Kapitän zur See Max-Eckart Wolff
  • Korvettenkapitän Alfred Schemmel
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  • Erich Bey (23 March 1898 – 26 December 1943), was a German naval officer who most notably served as a commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer forces and commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943, during which the German ship was sunk. He was killed during that action. Bey was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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