Ulrich Grauert

Ulrich Grauert
Born	(1889-03-06)6 March 1889 Berlin, Germany
Died	15 May 1941(1941-05-15) (aged 52) near Saint-Omer, France
Buried at	German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer Luftwaffe
Years of service	1909–1941
Rank	Generaloberst
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ulrich Grauert (6 March 1889 – 15 May 1941) was a German World War II Luftwaffe general and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Grauert was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 7U+OM was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jankiewicz, flying a Spitfire II P8130, and Sgt Wacław Giermer, flying a Spitfire II P7786, from the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron near Saint-Omer on the French channel coast.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Clasp of the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1940 as General der Flieger and commanding general of the I. Flieger-Korps
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 30 May 1940

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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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

• Ulrich Grauert @ Geocities
• Ulrich Grauert @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of I. Fliegerkorps 11 October 1939 – 15 May 1941	Succeeded by General der Flieger Helmuth Förster