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Eicken, von, Kurt (U-186)

Date of birth:
November 3rd, 1918 (Hamburg)
Date of death:
May 12th, 1943 (North of Azores Islands, North Atlantic)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew of 1935
U 98
01.10.1942: promoted to Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
LI., U 186 type IXC
12.05.1943: KIA when U-186 was sunk by HMS 'HESPERUS' (H.57) in 41°54' North - 31°49' West in Planquadrat CE 2411 - all hands lost (53 KIA)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Ing.)
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Leitender Ingenieur, U-Boot, "U 186", 10. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
May 13th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Verleihungsurkunde EK1, DKiG
    - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Katalog 32.Auktion, Auktionshaus Andreas Thies, 3 mai 2007
    - HMA
    - U 186 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki

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