Ulrich Folkers
Ulrich Folkers | |
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| Born | 6 March 1915 Kiel |
| Died | 6 May 1943 (aged 28) North Atlantic 52°30′N 45°20′W / 52.500°N 45.333°W |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–43 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden destroyer Bruno Heinemann U-37 |
| Commands held | U-125 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ulrich Folkers (6 March 1915 in Kiel – killed in action 6 May 1943 in the North Atlantic) 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. U-125 was fatally damaged at 52°30′N 45°20′W / 52.500°N 45.333°W by the British destroyer Oribi and gunfire from the British corvette Snowflake.
Summary of career
Ships attacked
As commander of U-125, Folkers is credited with the sinking of 17 merchant ships totalling 82,873 gross register tons (GRT).
| Date[1] | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 1942 | West Ivis |  United States
|
5,666 | Sunk |
| 23 April 1942 | Lammot Du Pont | United States
|
5,102 | Sunk |
| 3 May 1942 | San Rafael |  Dominican Republic
|
1,973 | Sunk |
| 4 May 1942 | Tuscaloosa City | United States
|
5,687 | Sunk |
| 6 May 1942 | Empire Buffalo |  United Kingdom
|
6,404 | Sunk |
| 6 May 1942 | Green Island | United States
|
1,946 | Sunk |
| 9 May 1942 | Calgarolite |  Canada
|
11,941 | Sunk |
| 14 May 1942 | Comayagua |  Honduras
|
2,493 | Sunk |
| 18 May 1942 | Mercury Sun | United States
|
8,893 | Sunk |
| 18 May 1942 | William J. Salman | United States
|
2,616 | Sunk |
| 1 September 1942 | Ilorin | United Kingdom
|
815 | Sunk |
| 23 September 1942 | Bruyère | United Kingdom
|
5,335 | Sunk |
| 29 September 1942 | Baron Ogilvy | United Kingdom
|
3,391 | Sunk |
| 30 September 1942 | Empire Avocet | United Kingdom
|
6,015 | Sunk |
| 30 September 1942 | Kumsang | United Kingdom
|
5,447 | Sunk |
| 8 October 1942 | Glendene | United Kingdom
|
4,412 | Sunk |
| 4 May 1943 | Lorient | United Kingdom
|
4,737 | Sunk |
Awards
- Bulgarian Order of Military Merit 4th Class with Crown (1 November 1936)[2]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (8 April 1938)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (15 January 1940)[3]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (26 March 1941)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-125[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 22 May 1942
References
Citations
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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ulrich Folkers". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
