serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1928 -- 44 heer panzer-regiment 26 cisterna , italy 26 february 1944 coswig weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 21 july 1909 the lion of capuzzo oberst -lrb- posthumously -rrb- johannes kümmel
 johannes kümmel
johannes kümmel

johannes kümmel -lrb- 21 july 1909 -- 26 february 1944 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst in the wehrmacht during world war ii , and one of only 882 recipients 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 .
johannes kümmel was killed in an automobile accident on 26 february 1944 in cisterna , italy .
he was later posthumously promoted to oberst .
