Heinz-Wilhelm Eck

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Heinz-Wilhelm Eck
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
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Criminal penalty	Death
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	4th U-boat Flotilla 12th U-boat Flotilla
Commands held	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.