Years of service 1909–41 Commands held 1st Air Corps Place of burial France | Name Ulrich Grauert Rank Generaloberst | |
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Born 6 March 1889
Berlin, Germany ( 1889-03-06 ) Buried at German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Britain Died May 15, 1941, Saint-Omer, France Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, World War II | ||
Service/branch German Army, Luftwaffe | ||
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, flying a Supermarine Spitfire, and Sgt Wacław Giermer, flying a Spitfire II, from the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron near Saint-Omer on the French channel coast.
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