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Erich Bey
Erich Bey (23 March 1898 – 26 December 1943), was a German admiral during World War II. He served as commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer forces and commanded the battleship "Scharnhorst" in the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943, during which the German ship was sunk. Bey was killed during that action.
Career.
Bey joined the Kaiserliche Marine on 13 June 1916 and served in its destroyer arm. Following the end of World War I, he stayed in the
Bey (surname)
Bey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andy Bey (born 1939), American jazz singer and pianist
- April Bey, American artist
- Chief Bey (1913-2004), American jazz musician
- David Bey (born 1957), American boxer
- Dawoud Bey (born 1953), American photographer
- Erich Bey (1898–1943), German admiral during the Second World War
- Essad Bey (pen name of Lev Nussimbaum, 1905