serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1914 -- 45 heer i. armeekorps in soviet union a pow camp at shuya near ivanovo , 2 april 1949 wilhelmshaven german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 21 august 1894 generalleutnant christian usinger
 christian usinger
christian usinger

christian usinger -lrb- 21 august 1894 -- 2 april 1949 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant 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 .
christian usinger was captured in 1945 in the courland pocket and taken prisoner of war .
he was held in various pow camps in the soviet union where he died in early 1949 .
