serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1937 -- 45 heer ii . / panzer-regiment 25 konitz 14 february 1945 leipzig nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 29 september 1918 major walter brandes
 walter brandes
walter brandes

walter brandes -lrb- 15 january 1916 -- 14 february 1945 -rrb- was a highly decorated major 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 .
walter brandes was killed 14 february 1945 in konitz , west prussia .
