serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1911 -- 45 heer 208 . infanterie-division lii . armeekorps bad homburg 8 october 1955 magdeburg german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war i world war ii 23 may 1892 general der infanterie hans-karl von scheele
 hans-karl von scheele
hans-karl von scheele

hans-karl von scheele -lrb- 23 may 1892 -- 8 october 1955 -rrb- was a general der infanterie in the wehrmacht during world war ii , and one of only 882 recipients of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
