serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 1956 -- 81 luftwaffe ii 30 . / kg 77 ii . / kg lauben 21 may 1998 münster nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany kampfgruppe 606 kampfgeschwader 77 kampfgeschwader 30 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 17 october 1920 major -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- generalleutnant -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- carl-heinz greve
 carl-heinz greve
carl-heinz greve

carl-heinz greve -lrb- 17 october 1920 -- 21 may 1998 -rrb- was a highly decorated major in the luftwaffe during world war ii , and 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 .
carl-heinz greve joined the bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as a generalleutnant .
