serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -- 44 heer i. / infanterie-regiment 60 -lrb- mot . -rrb- kalynivka , ukraine 19 july 1943 iserlohn nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 16 october 1913 oberstleutnant -lrb- posthumously -rrb- karl torley
 karl torley
karl torley

karl torley -lrb- 16 october 1913 -- 19 july 1943 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberstleutnant 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 .
karl torley was killed on 19 july 1943 in kalynivka , ukraine .
he was posthumously promoted to oberstleutnant
