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Originally Posted by Talyllyn
Kapitänleutnant Heinz-William Heck U852 was executed for war crimes after his war diary provided evidence that he had machine gunned survivors from the Greek ship Peleus. Although his primary objective was to sink all the floating debris after sinking the ship.
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Heck's case was, IMO, a case of "Siegerjustiz" and the sentence way over board, compared to other stuff or procedures.