serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1916 -- 1945 german -lrb- 1919 -- 1928 -rrb- regulation ww ii upperwing balkenkreuz.png empire luftwaffe -lrb- 1934 -- 1945 -rrb- -lrb- 1916 -- 1918 -rrb- weimar republic kg 40 kg 28 kg 26 fliegerführer nord ahrensburg , germany 26 september 1975 potsdam , germany german to 1928 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 19 april 1898 generalleutnant ernst-august roth
 ernst-august roth
ernst-august roth

ernst-august roth -lrb- 19 april 1898 -- 26 september 1975 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant in the luftwaffe 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 .
ernst-august roth was captured by british troops in june 1945 and was held until march 1948 .
