Ulrich Grauert

Ulrich Grauert
Ulrich Grauert
Born	6 March 1889; Berlin, Germany
Died	15 May 1941 (aged 52); near Saint-Omer, France
Buried	German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army; Luftwaffe
Years of service	1909–41
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	1st Air Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France; Battle of Britain;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ulrich Grauert (6 March 1889 – 15 May 1941) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded 1st Air Corps. He was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 aircraft was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jankiewicz and Sgt Wacław Giermer, both flying a Supermarine Spitfire II, from the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron near Saint-Omer on the French channel coast.^[1]

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1940 as General der Flieger and Commanding General of the I. Flieger-Korps^[2]

References

Citations

^ Gretzyngier and Matusiak 2001, p. 118.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 346.

Bibliography

Gretzyngier, Robert; Matusiak, Wojtek (2001). Poles in defence of Britain: a day-by-day chronology of Polish day and night fighter pilot operations, July 1940 - June 1941. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-902304-54-0.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 1st Air Corps 11 October 1939 – 15 May 1941	Succeeded by General der Flieger Helmuth Förster

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[1] Gretzyngier and Matusiak 2001, p. 118.

[2] Scherzer 2007, p. 346.

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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	German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army Luftwaffe
Years of service	1909–41
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	1st Air Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross