Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth
Military Person
1909 – 1944
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Who was Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth?
Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth 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.
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