Heinz-Wilhelm Eck
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck | |
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| Born | 27 March 1916 Hamburg, German Empire |
| Died | 30 November 1945 (aged 29) Lüneburg Heath, Hamburg, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit | 4th U-boat Flotilla 12th U-boat Flotilla |
| Commands | U-852, 15 June 1943 – 3 May 1944 |
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck (27 March 1916 – 30 November 1945) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War who was tried, convicted, condemned and executed after the war for ordering his crew to shoot the survivors of a Greek merchantman sunk by U-852.