serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1937 -- 45 heer falkenberg 9 august 1991 passau nazi germany 3 . / artillerie-regiment 114 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 19 july 1915 stabsgefreiter franz-xaver attenberger
 franz-xaver attenberger
franz-xaver attenberger

franz-xaver attenberger -lrb- 19 july 1915 -- 9 august 1991 -rrb- was a highly decorated stabsgefreiter in the wehrmacht 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 .
