Ulrich Wegener

Ulrich Wegener
Born(1929-08-22)22 August 1929
Died28 December 2017(2017-12-28) (aged 88)
Military career
Allegiance West Germany
Branch
Bereitschaftspolizei (Readiness (Riot) Police)
Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guard)
Service years
1952–1989 (State Police until 1958 and Federal Border Guard until 1989)
Rank
Brigadier General
CommandsBundesgrenzschutz (Border Guard Command West)
Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9)
Grenzschutzgruppe 2 (7th Company GSG 2 and 15th Company GSG 2)
Conflicts
Operation Entebbe
Lufthansa Flight 181 (Operation Magic Fire)
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit

Ulrich Klaus Wegener (22 August 1929 – 28 December 2017) was a German police officer of the Federal Border Guard (holding the rank of Brigadier General and the official title of Commander of the Federal Border Guard, Border Guard Command West). He was also the commander and founding member of the federal counter-terrorism force GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9).