Ulrich Wegener

Ulrich Klaus "Ricky" Wegener (22 August 1929 – 28 December 2017) was a German police officer of the Federal Border Guard (Brigadier General, official title: Commander of the Federal Border Guard, Border Guard Command West) and founding member of the counter-terrorist force GSG 9.

Ulrich Wegener
Born(1929-08-22)22 August 1929
Jüterbog, Weimar Republic
Died28 December 2017(2017-12-28) (aged 88)
Windhagen, Germany
Allegiance West Germany
Service/branchBundesgrenzschutz
Years of service1952–1979
RankBrigadier General
UnitGSG 9
Battles/warsWorld War II
Lufthansa Flight 181
Operation Entebbe
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit
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