TASK DEFINITION: Generate a correct and concise answer for the question based on the words in the context.
PROBLEM: Context : Max Matern was a communist storm trooper who was convicted of murder and executed for his involvement in the assassinations of Police Captains Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck. 
Question : For what crime was Max Matern prosecuted?

SOLUTION: murder

PROBLEM: Context : Reinhard Burst (11 October 1907 -- 2 July 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 
Question : Which award did Reinhard Burst get?

SOLUTION: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

PROBLEM: Context : Withers A. Burress (November 24, 1894 -- June 13, 1977) was a graduate and commandant of the Virginia Military Institute as well as a career U.S. Army officer and combat commander in World War I and World War II. 
Question : Which historic war did Withers A. Burress participate?

SOLUTION:
World War I