Erich Bey

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Erich Bey was a German Kriegsmarine admiral during World War II, best known for commanding destroyer forces in major naval operations including the Battle of the North Cape.

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Erich Bey canonical 6
Erich 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kriegsmarine officer ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance German Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
awardReceived Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class ⓘ
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class ⓘ
German Cross in Gold ⓘ
Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class ⓘ
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class ⓘ
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
causeOfDeath sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ
conflict Battle of Narvik ⓘ
Battle of the North Cape ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth German Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1898-03-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1943-12-26 ⓘ
familyName Bey ⓘ
givenName Erich ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch Imperial German Navy ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
Reichsmarine ⓘ
militaryRank Konteradmiral ⓘ
Rear Admiral ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableFor commanding German destroyer forces in World War II ⓘ
commanding destroyer screen of battleship Scharnhorst at the Battle of the North Cape ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participantIn Operation Ostfront ⓘ
Second Battle of Narvik ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Narvik
placeOfBirth Hamburg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Battle of the North Cape ⓘ
positionHeld Führer der Zerstörer (Leader of Destroyers) ⓘ
commander of German destroyer forces ⓘ
serviceEnd 1943 ⓘ
serviceStart 1916 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shipCommanded Zerstörer Z23 ⓘ
destroyer flotillas at Narvik ⓘ
destroyer screen of battleship Scharnhorst ⓘ

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