Max Ulich

Max Ulich
Born	(1896-03-25)25 March 1896 Berlin
Died	27 May 1964(1964-05-27) (aged 68) Pullach
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	212 Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Max Ulich (25 March 1896 – 27 May 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 212 Volksgrenadier-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (8 June 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 15^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Franz Sensfuß	Commander of 212. Volksgrenadier-Division 1 April 1945 – 21 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Jobst Freiherr von Buddenbrock

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 29th Infantry Division (motorized), 29th Panzergrenadier Division

Staff	Walter von Boltenstern Gerhard Franz Walter Fries¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Max Fremerey Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp² (Oak Leaves)

Units	Hans Hecker Helmut Meitzel Fritz Polack Wilhelm Thomas Max Ulich Walter Wessel (Oak Leaves)

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