Q:Facts: - death place: bolzano , south tyrol - battles: world war ii - death date: yes 31 august 2008 14 march 1917 - allegiance: nazi germany - nickname: nico - awards: knight in gold iron cross 1st class iron cross 2nd class 's panzer badge in silver wound badge in silver tank destruction cross badge x 2 of the iron cross german cross - birth date: 14 march 1917 - serviceyears: 1940 -- 45 - name: karl nicolussi-leck - branch: 23px waffen-ss - unit: ss division '' wiking '' division '' das reich '' 5th ss panzer - image: lecht 5ss.jpg - birth place: vadena , tyrol - laterwork: honorary president of the south tyrolean center for education - rank: hauptsturmfuhrer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of karl nicolussi-leck .
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karl nicolussi-leck -lrb- 14 march 1917 -- 31 august 2008 -rrb- was a hauptsturmfuhrer -lrb- captain -rrb- in the waffen-ss during world war ii who was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross .