Date of birth:

March 9th, 1916 (Essen/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

April 12th, 2015 (Bielefeld, Germany)

Nationality:

German

During four operational sails (354 days at sea), Alfred Eick sunk a total of eleven ships with a combined tonnage of 70.893BRT. He finally reached the rank of Kapitänleutnant.

Carrer:
1937: In service Kriegsmarine;
?: Wachoffizier "U 176";
May 22nd, 1943 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandant "U 510";
May 12th, 1945 - July 26th, 1947: POW France.

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