Ulrich Diesing

Ulrich Diesing

Born	12 March 1911
Died	17 April 1945(1945-04-17) (aged 34) Boizenburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	SKG 210
Commands held	ZG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ulrich Diesing (12 March 1911 – 17 April 1945) was a German pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. 17 April 1945, Ulrich Diesing was killed in an accident near Boizenburg, Germany. During his career he was credited with 15 aerial victories.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 September 1942 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 1^[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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Major Arved Crüger	Commander of Zerstörergeschwader 1 3 March 1942 – 21 September 1942	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Ralph von Rettberg

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Zerstörergeschwader 1

Ulrich Diesing Josef Kociok Hans Peterburs Rudolf Scheffel Wolfgang Schenck¹ (Oak Leaves) Eduard Tratt² (Oak Leaves)

¹Knight's Cross with Schnellkampfgeschwader 210. ²Oak Leaves with Zerstörergeschwader 26.

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