Daga 1929-1932, Eich ya rayu a matsayin marubuci mai zaman kansa a Dresden, Berlin, da kuma a gabar tekun Baltic, ya rubuta musamman don rediyo. Daga 1939-1945, Eich ya yi aiki a cikin sojojin Jamus a cikin wani sigina. A 1945 an tsare shi a matsayin fursunoni na yaki a sansanin fursunoni na Amurka, kuma a 1946 an sake shi kuma ya koma Geisenhausen a Bavaria. Bayan da aka tsare shi a matsayin fursunoni na yaki, ya kasance daya daga cikin wadanda suka kafa Gruppe 47, kuma a cikin waƙoƙin da ba a buga ba a lokacin Abgelegeneöfte, yana daya daga cikin mutane biyu na farko, a 1950, sun yi aure ga marubucin marubuta na wallafe-wallafe.
Ilse Aichinger