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Originally Posted by JazzJR
[/LIST]You mean Kptlt. Heinz-Wilhelm Eck from U-852 (IX D2) He and some of his officers came to a british court-martial and were executed for sinking the greek Freighter "SS Peleus" if it was a fair hearing is still unknown. He was sinking the SS Peleus and since he had order to wipe out every evidences he shot on wreckages and also on the life boats of the survivors. But since the boats were still intact after firing with all kind of Flak guns, he decided to throw grenades at these. Also hitting some of the suvivors by MG fire.
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Yes, you are correct. That is the occurrence I meant and obviously I should have gotten *my* facts straight before going off on a rant. Alas...that's what ranting causes... 
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On sailor's grave there are no roses,
On a seaman's grave there blooms no Edelweiss.
The only ornaments are the white gulls
And the many tears a girl is weeping.
-- German folk song, sung by German seamen during the war.
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