serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_name birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1922 -- 43 heer grenadier-regiment 519 30 september 1943 orel , russia alfred druffner denkendorf nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 28 may 1904 oberst alfred druffner.jpg alfred druffner
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alfred druffner

alfred druffner -lrb- 28 may 1904 -- 30 september 1943 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient 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 .
alfred druffner died on 30 september 1943 in orel , russia .
he was posthumously awarded the oak leaves to his knight 's cross on 30 november 1943 .
