link serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
luftwaffe 1935 -- 44 18px le cambaux , france yes 8 june 1944 3 may 1914 sarreguemines , alsace-lorraine , german empire nazi germany jg 54 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 3 may 1914 oberleutnant eugen-ludwig zweigart
 '' ` eugen-ludwig zweigart '' '
eugen-ludwig zweigart

eugen-ludwig zweigart -lrb- 3 may 1914 -- 8 june 1944 -rrb- a former german luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
he was credited with 69 victories .
zweigart was shot down flying focke wulf fw-190 a-8 -lrb- `` werknummer '' 170 736 -- factory number -rrb- in aerial combat near le cambaux , france on 8 june 1944 .
he bailed out but was shot and killed while hanging in his parachute .
