serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 23px waffen ss stuhlweißenburg , hungary 23 march 1945 landau an der isar , germany nazi germany 5th ss panzer division '' wiking '' knight 1st class iron cross 2nd class 's cross of the iron cross iron cross world war ii 27 march 1921 hauptscharführer sepp draxenberger
 sepp draxenberger
sepp draxenberger

sepp draxenberger -lrb- 27 march 1921 -- 23 march 1945 -rrb- was a hauptscharführer in the waffen ss during world war ii who was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
this was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by nazi germany during world war ii .
sepp draxenberger was a platoon commander in the hq company , 5th ss panzer regiment , 5th ss panzer division `` wiking '' when he was killed in action in hungary on the 23 march 1945 , he was awarded a posthumous knight 's cross in april 1945 .
