Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context : Karl-Heinz Ertel (26 November 1919 -- 25 January 1993) was a SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Reserves, in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. 
Question : Which award was bestowed upon Karl-Heinz Ertel?
Output (English): Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross