Eich, Karl

Date of birth:: April 11th, 1915 (Jungeroth/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:: November 20th, 1943 (Bulganak/Crimea, Soviet Union)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 282 / 98. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:: January 20th, 1944

During the fighting for the Kertsch peninsula in November 1943 Oberfeldwebel Eich and his Zug were involved in a pincer movement against Soviet forces on the 20.11.1943. On this day Oberfeldwebel Eich and his Zug overran the Soviet attack spearheads and broke into the positions that they had entrenched themselves in. Eich himself was killed during the attack, however his efforts aided massively in reaching the old German frontline and closing the extant gap. He would receive the Knight’s Cross for his contributions on this day.