serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
? -- 1944 luftwaffe east of magdeburg 22 january 1944 zerbst nazi germany njg 1 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 6 april 1917 oberfeldwebel gerhard scheibe
 gerhard scheibe
gerhard scheibe

gerhard scheibe -lrb- 6 april 1917 -- 22 january 1944 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberfeldwebel in the luftwaffe 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 .
gerhard scheibe was killed on 22 january 1944 along with night fighter ace manfred meurer when their heinkel he 219 collided with the royal air force halifax bomber that they had just attacked .
during his career he participated in 140 missions as a radio operator .
