serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1929 -- 45 heer panzergrenadier-regiment 13 trautenau , east prussia 8 may 1945 breslau weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 17 october 1909 oberst gerhard friedrich -lrb- officer -rrb-
 gerhard friedrich
gerhard friedrich -lrb- officer -rrb-

gerhard friedrich -lrb- 17 october 1909 -- missing in action as of 8 may 1945 -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 .
gerhard friedrich was listed as missing in action as of 8 may 1945 .
