Konteradmiral Erich Bey Born: 23 Mar 1898 in Hamburg Died: 26 Dec 1943 On Board the Battleship �Scharnhorst� in the Northern Waters (KIA) Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (12 Oct 1916); Leutnant zur See (17 Mar 1918); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Dec 1928); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Oct 1938); Kapit�n zur See (01 Apr 1940); Kommodore (10 Apr 1942); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1943) Career:
Entered the Navy as a War-Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service at the Naval-School in M�rwik (03 Jan 1916-04 Mar 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser �Freya� (05 Mar 1916-04 May 1916)
On Board the Liner �Schleswig-Holstein� (05 May 1916-31 Oct 1916)
Training and Special-Briefings (01 Nov 1916-00 Feb 1918)
Watch-Officer in the School-Half-Flotilla (00 Feb 1918-00 May 1918)
Watch-Officer with the 5th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (00 May 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Company-Officer in the III. Naval-Brigade (01 Mar 1919-31 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the Ship�s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-30 Jun 1920)
Company-Officer and Adjutant in the Ship�s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jul 1920-30 Mar 1922)
Watch-Officer on a Torpedo-Boat of the I. Flotilla (31 Mar 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Group-Officer in the Naval-School at M�rwik (01 Oct 1924-25 Mar 1925)
Watch-Officer on the Sailing-School-Ship �Niobe� (26 Mar 1925-27 Sep 1927) Commandant of �T 155� with the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (28 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval Command (Subsidiary-Leadership-Training) (01 Oct 1929-08 Apr 1931)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (09 Apr 1931-30 Jun 1931)
Half-Flotilla-Chief UZ(S)-Half-Flotilla (01 Jul 1931-19 Sep 1931)
Delegated with the Command of the 1st Fast-Patrol-Boat-Half-Flotilla (20 Sep 1931-11 Jun 1932)
Advisor in the Training-Department of the Naval Command then OKM (27 Sep 1934-31 Mar 1937)
Commander of Training-Affairs of the 2nd Destroyer-Division and Director of Construction-Indoctrinations, Destroyers with the Shipyard Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (01 Apr 1937-08 Apr 1938)
Chief of the 3rd Destroyer-Division (Test-Group) (28 May 1938-25 Oct 1938) Commandant of the Destroyer �Friedrich Ihn� (26 Oct 1938-03 Apr 1939)
Chief of the 4th Destroyer-Flotilla (04 Apr 1939-10 May 1940)
Leader of Destroyers (10 May 1940-26 1943)
At the same time, Chief of the 6th Destroyer-Flotilla (14 May 1940-14 Nov 1940)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the Battle-Group in Norway (09 Nov 1943-26 Dec1943)
Killed-in-Action on the Battleship �Scharnhorst� in the North Sea (26 Dec 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (7): am 09.05.1940 als Kapit�n zur See und Chef 4. Zerst�rerflottille
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- 1939 EK I: 20.11.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 16.10.1939
- Zerst�rer-Kriegsabzeichen: 00.10.1940
- Narvikschild: 1940
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 27.12.1943
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