serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1909 -- 45 heer 257 lxxxvi . armeekorps lxxiv . armeekorps . infanterie-division xxxix . panzer-korps lxvii . armeekorps heilbronn , württemberg-baden , allied-occupied germany 5 february 1949 bad prussia , german empire now cieplice Śląskie-zdrój , lower silesian warmbrunn voivodeship , poland , province of silesia , kingdom of 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 13 may 1894 general der infanterie carl püchler
 carl püchler
carl püchler

carl püchler -lrb- 13 may 1894 -- 5 february 1949 -rrb- was a highly decorated general der infanterie 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 .
