serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname alt rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 1957 -- 83 23px 28 may 2009 -lrb- aged 89 -rrb- braunau am inn , austria nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- austria '' leibstandarte ss adolf hitler '' knight in gold iron cross i class iron cross ii class 's close combat clasp in bronze wound badge infantry assault badge cross of the iron cross german cross world war ii 29 april 1920 friedel waffen-ss 18px bundesheer obersturmführer oberst friedrich blond
 friedrich blond
friedrich blond

friedrich `` friedel '' blond -lrb- 29 april 1920 -- 28 may 2009 -rrb- was an `` obersturmführer '' -lrb- first lieutenant -rrb- in the waffen-ss during world war ii .
he was a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during world war ii .
