Ulrich Heyse Explained

Ulrich Heyse
Birth Date:	20 September 1906
Birth Place:	Berlin-Friedenau
Death Place:	Flensburg
Serviceyears:	1933–45
Commands:	32nd U-boat Flotilla
Unit:	cruiser Köln cruiser Emden destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel
Battles:	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ulrich Heyse (20 September 1906 in Berlin-Friedenau – 19 November 1970 in Flensburg) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (4 October 1937)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 February 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 March 1942)^[1]
• Destroyer War Badge (19 October 1940)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 March 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 January 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-128^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Busch . Rainer . Röll . Hans-Joachim . 2003 . Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 . The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945 . German . Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany . Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn . 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

Notes and References

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 306.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.