serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1927 -- 45 heer grenadier-regiment 209 bad salzuflen 27 august 1959 achmer weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 5 september 1908 oberst wilhelm eggemann
 wilhelm eggemann
wilhelm eggemann

wilhelm eggemann -lrb- 5 september 1908 -- 27 september 1959 -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 .
