Given the question: Facts: - battles: spanish civil war - death date: 13 may 1996 - allegiance: nazi germany - commands: 1 , iii . / jg 51 , i. / jg . 27 -lrb- erg . -rrb- / jg 77 - rank: major - awards: spanish of the iron cross cross in gold with swords knight 's cross - birth date: 10 august 1914 - serviceyears: 1936 -- 45 - name: diethelm von eichel-streiber - branch: 18px - unit: condor jg 1 , jg 5 , jg 51 , jg legion 27 , jv 44 , jg 52 , jg 77 , - death place: bonn , germany - link: luftwaffe - birth place: muhlhausen , germany Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of diethelm von eichel-streiber .
The answer is:
diethelm von eichel-streiber -lrb- 1914 -- 1996 -rrb- was a '' luftwaffe '' flying ace of world war ii .he claimed a total of 96 victories and was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross .he was one of few experienced surviving luftwaffe pilots who participated both in the spanish civil war and second world war .