Ulrich Heyse

Ulrich Heyse
Born	(1906-09-20)20 September 1906 Berlin-Friedenau
Died	Flensburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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 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 (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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
19 February 1942	Pan Massachusetts	United States	8,202	Sunk at
22 February 1942	Cities Service Empire	United States	8,103	Sunk at
5 March 1942	O.A. Knudsen	Norway	11,007	Sunk at
13 May 1942	Denpark	United Kingdom	3,491	Sunk at
8 June 1942	South Africa	Norway	9,234	Sunk at
21 June 1942	West Ira	United States	5,681	Sunk at
23 June 1942	Andrea Brøvig	Norway	10,173	Sunk at
27 June 1942	Polybius	United States	7,041	Sunk at
8 November 1942	Maloja	Norway	6,400	Sunk at
10 November 1942	Cerinthus	United Kingdom	3,878	Sunk at
10 November 1942	Start Point	United Kingdom	5,293	Sunk at
5 December 1942	Teesbank	United Kingdom	5,136	Sunk at

Awards

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

References

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ulrich Heyse". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.