serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt rank image article_title name
1939 -- 45 1956 -- 76 18px 27 october 2004 landsberg am lech , germany oppenheim , germany nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany jg 3 , jg 300 , jg 301 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 11 april 1923 luftwaffe '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px luftwaffe -lrb- oberfeldwebel bundeswehr '' -rrb- -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- hauptmann -lrb- '' file : walter loos.jpg walter loos
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walter loos

walter loos -lrb- 11 april 1923 -- 27 october 2004 -rrb- was a former german luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
during his career he was credited with 38 aerial victories in 66 missions .
