serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 1950s -- 64 luftwaffe kiel 10 september 1990 stettin nazi germany west germany kgr . z.b.v. 108 njg 1 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 5 may 1908 major -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberstleutnant -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- ernst-wilhelm modrow
 ernst-wilhelm modrow
ernst-wilhelm modrow

ernst-wilhelm modrow -lrb- 5 may 1908 -- 10 september 1990 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
