serviceyears branch birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
? -- 1945 luftwaffe nordenham nazi germany aufklärungsgruppe 4 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 7 april 1923 leutnant karl-heinz wilke
 dr. karl-heinz wilke
karl-heinz wilke

dr. karl-heinz wilke -lrb- born 7 april 1923 -rrb- was a leutnant in the luftwaffe during world war ii and 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 .
