PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Alfred Eick
rdfs:comment
  • Alfred Eick (born 9 March 1916) is a former German U-boat commander and 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 in World War II. He was born in Essen and lives in Bielefeld today. At the 25 anniversary of Eick's sinking of the SS Point Pleasant Park, the surviving crew created a monument to those that died in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eick sent $30 ($180 in 2013) for a wreath to be placed at the base of the monument.
owl:sameAs
Unit
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
serviceyears
  • 1937
Birth Date
  • 1916-03-09
Commands
Name
  • Alfred Eick
Birth Place
  • Essen
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
laterwork
  • tax adviser
abstract
  • Alfred Eick (born 9 March 1916) is a former German U-boat commander and 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 in World War II. He was born in Essen and lives in Bielefeld today. At the 25 anniversary of Eick's sinking of the SS Point Pleasant Park, the surviving crew created a monument to those that died in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eick sent $30 ($180 in 2013) for a wreath to be placed at the base of the monument.