Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth

Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth (21 October 1909 – 16 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth died when his plane crashed on 16 October 1944 near Breslau. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 9 January 1945.

Awards

 * Aviator badge
 * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
 * Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (21 June 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black
 * in Silver
 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 March 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (31 March 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 24 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1./Kampfgeschwader 30
 * 692nd Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30