Ulrich Wegener

Ulrich Wegener
Born	(1929-08-22)22 August 1929 Jüterbog, Weimar Republic
Died	28 December 2017(2017-12-28) (aged 88) Windhagen, Germany
Allegiance	West Germany
Service/branch	Bundesgrenzschutz
Years of service	1952–1979
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	GSG 9
Battles/wars	World War II Lufthansa Flight 181 Operation Entebbe[1]
Awards	Commander's Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit

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.