serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1933 -- 45 1956 -- 67 heer luftwaffe bonn 6 february 1980 frögenau nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany zg 1 njg 1 njg 4 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 28 march 1915 stabsfeldwebel -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- hauptfeldwebel -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- reinhard kollak
 reinhard kollak
reinhard kollak

reinhard kollak -lrb- 28 march 1915 -- 6 february 1980 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe night 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 .
reinhard kollak was the highest scoring non commissioned `` nachtjagd '' pilot who , together with his `` bordfunker '' hans herman , was credited with 49 victories in over 250 missions , all at night .
