Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Commandant (Major)

Unit:

Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur

Awarded on:

August 17th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Compagnon

Unit:

FFI réseau Combat

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

2 citations

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Commandant (Major)

Unit:

Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur

Awarded on:

January 29th, 1948

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

1 palm

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Commandant (Major)

Unit:

Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur

Citation:
"Commandant Ulmer was recruited in France and worked for Resistance from 1941 onwards, in the Rhone and Saone et Loire districts where he was assistant to the operations officer. He accompanied his chief on 10 landing operations and 50 dropping operations, collecting in his own car arms and W/T equipment, as well as sums of money totalling hundres of millions of francs.

Commandant Ulmer had by great ingenuity and at considerable risk obtained the cover of a police officer in Lyons, which enabled him not only to safeguard much of the material dropped to the field but also to obtain informations about intended arrests.

Early in June 1944 Commandant Ulmer was sent to Clermont Ferrand to replace the operations officer who had been shot by the Gestapo. Large scale operations against the maquis were taking place. Many of his subordinated, his immediate superior (the Delegue Militaire of the area) and his staff, had been arrested or shot. Travel by road was forbidden except to German officials. In the midst of this intense guerilla warfare and police activity Commandant Ulmer carried through an ambitious programme of dropping operations and arms deliveries, passing through enemy controls (?) with German false papers. The enemy was of course aware of these operations but so efficient was the organisation that no deliveries were lost. Thanks to this devotion to duty the maquis was rearmed and was able in spite of its losses to survive the German onslaught, and to take the offensive about the 2nd July and accomplish the final liberation of the area, inflicting on the enemy some 10,000 casualties in killed and prisoners.

It is recommended that in recognition of this officer's most courageous and valuable service to the Allied Cause he be appointed an Officer in teh Order of the British Empire (Mil.)(Hon.)."

Recommended by
Colin Gubbins
Major-General
22.5.45