serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
? -- 1918 1934 -- 43 heer panzergrenadier-regiment 40 kovel , ukraine 30 july 1943 geisenheim german empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 25 july 1898 oberst walter henrich
 walter henrich
walter henrich

walter henrich -lrb- 25 july 1898 -- 30 july 1943 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst 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 .
walter henrich died on 30 july 1943 in a field hospital in kovel , ukraine .
