Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth
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Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth
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Born | 21 October 1909 Munich |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Breslau |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–44) |
Years of service | 1934–44 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant |
Unit | Condor Legion Kampfgeschwader 30 |
Commands held | KG 30 |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth[a] (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)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 March 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Kampfgeschwader 30[2]
- 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[3]
- 692nd Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30[4]
Footnotes
- a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Kern
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Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 September 1943 – 16 October 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberst Bernhard Jope |
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Munich
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German World War II pilots
- Condor Legion personnel
- Barons of Germany
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany