serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1914 -- 45 heer 97 . jäger-division hamm 9 june 1977 münster german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 5 october 1894 generalleutnant friedrich-carl rabe von pappenheim
 friedrich-carl rabe von pappenheim
friedrich-carl rabe von pappenheim

friedrich-carl rabe von pappenheim -lrb- 5 october 1894 -- 9 june 1977 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant 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 .
friedrich-carl rabe von pappenheim was taken prisoner by soviet troops in may 1945 and was released in 1955 .
