Ulrich Heyse
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Ulrich Heyse
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Born | Berlin-Friedenau |
20 September 1906
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Flensburg |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1933–45 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
Unit | cruiser Köln cruiser Emden destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel |
Commands held | U-128 32nd U-boat Flotilla |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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 (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-128 Ulrich Heyse is credited with the sinking of 12 ships for a total of 83,639 gross register tons (GRT) of merchant shipping.
Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
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19 February 1942 | Pan Massachusetts | United States | 8,202 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
22 February 1942 | Cities Service Empire | United States | 8,103 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
5 March 1942 | O.A. Knudsen | Norway | 11,007 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
13 May 1942 | Denpark | United Kingdom | 3,491 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
8 June 1942 | South Africa | Norway | 9,234 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
21 June 1942 | West Ira | United States | 5,681 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
23 June 1942 | Andrea Brøvig | Norway | 10,173 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
27 June 1942 | Polybius | United States | 7,041 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
8 November 1942 | Maloja | Norway | 6,400 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 November 1942 | Cerinthus | United Kingdom | 3,878 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 November 1942 | Start Point | United Kingdom | 5,293 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
5 December 1942 | Teesbank | United Kingdom | 5,136 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (4 October 1937)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 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
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
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