Ulrich Grauert

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]

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 Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army Luftwaffe
Years of service	1909–1941
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands	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

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]