serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -lrb- germany -rrb- -- 38 -lrb- austria -rrb- 1938 -- 40 heer Épinal , france 20 june 1940 vienna , austria austria germany first austrian republic -lrb- to 1938 -rrb- nazi panzer-pionier-bataillon 57 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 25 june 1916 leutnant hermann danzer
 hermann danzer
hermann danzer

hermann danzer -lrb- 25 june 1916 -- 20 june 1940 -rrb- was a highly decorated leutnant 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 .
hermann danzer was killed in action on 20 june 1940
