serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1930 -- 45 1955 -- 70 heer 1 . panzer-division lüchow 12 october 2001 grabow weimar to 1945 -rrb- west germany republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany -lrb- 5 . panzer-division knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 6 june 1910 oberst -lrb- '' bundeswehr '' -rrb- im generalstab -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- generalleutnant anton-detlev von plato
 anton-detlev von plato
anton-detlev von plato

anton-detlev von plato -lrb- 6 june 1910 -- 12 october 2001 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst im generalstab in the wehrmacht during world war ii and a generalleutnant in the bundeswehr .
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 .
