serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1940 -- 45 heer hard , austria 21 may 1960 lechen , austria nazi germany gebirgs-pionier-battalion 91 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 14 december 1918 feldwebel johann baldauf
 johann baldauf
johann baldauf

johann baldauf -lrb- 14 december 1918 -- 21 may 1960 -rrb- was a highly decorated feldwebel in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
