serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt rank article_title name
? -- 1942 18px stalingrad , russia 25 november 1942 stettin nazi germany kampfgeschwader 55 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 24 january 1920 luftwaffe oberleutnant fritz bliesener
 fritz bliesener
fritz bliesener

fritz bliesener -lrb- 24 january 1920 -- 25 november 1942 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
fritz bliesener was killed on 25 november 1942 during the battle of stalingrad .
