serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1928 -- 45 heer divisions-füsilier-battalion 21 -lrb- l -rrb- marktoberdorf 4 february 1999 bremen weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 26 april 1910 major heinrich oelker
 heinrich otto oelker
heinrich oelker

heinrich otto oelker -lrb- 26 april 1910 -- 4 february 1999 -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 .
