Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth

Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth
Born	21 October 1909 Munich
Died	16 October 1944(1944-10-16) (aged 34) Breslau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1934-1935) Luftwaffe (1935-1944)
Years of service	1934-1944
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Unit	Condor Legion Kampfgeschwader 30
Commands held	KG 30
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Battle of the Atlantic Defense of the Reich †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth (21 October 1909 – 16 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth died when his plane crashed on 16 October 1944 near Breslau. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 9 January 1945.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 March 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (31 March 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 24 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 30
  • 692nd Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kaiser, Jochen (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 1 (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-07-4.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• documents

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Kern	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 September 1943 – 16 October 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Bernhard Jope