serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1934 -- 43 heer luftwaffe ii . / kg 2 5 may 1943 breslau , now poland nazi germany '' kampfgeschwader 2 '' condor legion '' '' kampfgeschwader 3 '' '' spanish cross in silver with swords spanish civil war world war ii 31 july 1911 ysselsteyn , grave 85 -rrb- , netherlands -lrb- block cx , row 4 '' oberstleutnant '' walter bradel
 walter bradel
walter bradel

walter bradel -lrb- 31 july 1911 -- 5 may 1943 -rrb- was a `` luftwaffe '' bomber pilot and `` geschwaderkommodore '' of kg 2 during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
