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