serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1908 -- 45 heer 212 . infanterie-division vienna 8 april 1945 sarajevo austria-hungary first austrian republic -lrb- to 1938 -rrb- nazi germany austria -- hungary -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- austria knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 27 june 1889 generalmajor karl koske
 dr. karl koske
karl koske

dr. karl koske -lrb- 27 june 1889 -- 8 april 1945 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalmajor in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
karl koske was wounded in an air raid and died in a vienna hospital on 8 april 1945 .
