{{Short description|German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient}} {{Infobox military person |name=Ulrich Diesing |birth_date=12 March 1911 |death_date={{death date and age|1945|4|17|1911|3|12|df=y}} |image=Ulrich Diesing.jpg |image_size= |caption= |birth_place=Trebschen, Province of Brandenburg |death_place=Boizenburg |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |branch=Luftwaffe |service_years= 1935–1945 |rank=Generalmajor |unit=SKG 210<br/>ZG 1 |commands=I./SKG 210<br/>I./ZG 1<br/>ZG 1 |battles=Spanish Civil War ---- World War II *Eastern Front |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |other_work=Police officer }} '''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, an award for valor or superior leadership. On 17 April 1945, Ulrich Diesing was killed in an accident near Boizenburg, Germany. During his career he was credited with 15 aerial victories.
==Summary of career== ===Awards=== * Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords * Aviator badge * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe * Iron Cross (1939) ** 2nd Class ** 1st Class * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 September 1942 as ''Major'' and ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of ''Zerstörergeschwader'' 1{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=272}}{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=136}}
===Dates of rank=== {| ! Police |- | 1 July 1933: || ''Polizei-Unterwachtmeiser''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 15 October 1933: || ''Polizei-Wachtmeister''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 January 1934: || ''Polizei-Oberwachtmeister''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 December 1934: || ''Polizei-Leutnant''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- ! Wehrmacht |- | 1 February 1935: || ''Leutnant''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 October 1936: || ''Oberleutnant''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 June 1939: || ''Hauptmann''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 April 1942: || ''Major''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 March 1943: || ''Oberstleutnant''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 1 March 1944: || ''Oberst''{{sfn|Schumann|2007|p=56}} |- | 11 November 1944: || ''Generalmajor'' |}
==References== {{Reflist|25em}}
===Sources=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-year=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} * {{Cite book |last=Obermaier |first=Ernst |year=1989 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945 |language=German |location=Mainz, Germany |publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann |isbn=978-3-87341-065-7 }} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Schumann |first=Ralf |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 of LG 1 |language=German |location=Zweibrücken, Germany |publisher=VDM Heinz Nickel |isbn=978-3-86619-013-9 }} * {{Cite book |last=Spick |first=Mike |year=1996 |title=Luftwaffe Fighter Aces |url=https://archive.org/details/luftwaffefighter00mike |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Ivy Books |isbn=978-0-8041-1696-1 }} {{Refend}}
{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Stricker |after=Unit merged with Zerstörergeschwader 1 |title= Commander of I. Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 |years=15 September 1941 – 1 January 1942 }} {{succession box |before=Hauptmann Wolfgang Falck |after=Hauptmann Walther von Poka |title= Commander of I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 |years=1 January 1942 – 2 March 1942 }} {{succession box |before=Major Arved Crüger |after=Oberstleutnant Ralph von Rettberg |title= Commander of Zerstörergeschwader 1 |years=3 March 1942 – 21 September 1942 }} {{s-end}}
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