serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1940 -- 45 1956 -- 78 luftwaffe bonn 8 january 2009 memel nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany fallschirmjägerregiment 4 fallschirmjägerregiment 6 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 13 september 1921 leutnant -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberstleutnant -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- georg le coutre
 georg le coutre
georg le coutre

georg le coutre -lrb- 13 september 1921 -- 8 january 2009 -rrb- was a highly decorated leutnant in the fallschirmjäger during world war ii and an oberstleutnant in the bundeswehr .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross , awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
he was captured by american troops in february 1945 , and held until 1946 .
in 1956 he joined the bundeswehr and served until his retirement in 1978 .
