serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1939 -- 43 23px waffen-ss 28 february 1943 kharkov , russia vienna , austria nazi germany ss-vt 5th ss panzer division '' wiking '' knight 1st class iron cross 2nd class eastern front medal 1941/42 's anschluss medal sudetenland medal with prague castle bar wound badge cross of the iron cross iron cross world war ii 11 march 1911 sturmbannführer erwinreichel.jpg erwin reichel
 erwin reichel
erwin reichel

erwin h. reichel -lrb- 11 march 1911 -- 28 february 1943 -rrb- was a sturmbannführer -lrb- major -rrb- in the waffen ss during world war ii who was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross ; which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by nazi germany during world war ii .
