serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1928 -- 45 heer ii . / grenadier-regiment 405 priekule , latvia 25 february 1945 elbing weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 2 april 1910 oberst richard bochentin
 richard bochentin
richard bochentin

richard bochentin -lrb- 2 april 1910 -- 25 february 1945 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst 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 .
