serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -- 45 '' luftwaffe '' ii . / flak-regiment 24 leverkusen 2 april 1987 würzburg nazi germany condor legion flak-regiment 241 flak-regiment 24 knight 's cross of the iron cross spanish civil war world war ii 23 february 1916 hauptmann ernst böhm
 ernst friedrich emil böhm
ernst böhm

ernst friedrich emil böhm -lrb- 23 february 1916 -- 2 april 1987 -rrb- was a highly decorated hauptmann 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 .
ernst böhm was captured by british troops in may 1945 and was released in 1946 .
