Ulrich Grauert

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 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Grauert was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 7U+OM was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jankiewicz, flying a Supermarine 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
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 May 1941