Ulrich Grauert
Ulrich Grauert | |
|---|---|
| Buried | German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | 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[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 30 May 1940
References
- Citations
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 346.
- 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
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