Episode 159
Ulrich Kessler
Mon, 2017-Oct-09 19:52 UTC
Length - 1:48
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Our random article today is Ulrich Kessler.
Ulrich Otto Eduard Kessler (3 November 1894 – 27 March 1983) was a German general (General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Ulrich Kessler was captured on 15 May 1945 while on board U-234 by a 15-man boarding party from the destroyer USS Sutton. He was returning to active duty as Chief of the Luftwaffe-Liaison-Staff Tokyo and Air-Attache at the German Embassy in Tokyo.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 19:52 UTC on Monday, 09 October 2017.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_Kessler.
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