serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
? -- 1945 1956 -- 72 luftwaffe fallschirmjäger-regiment 25 dortmund 7 february 1972 steglitz , berlin nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany fallschirmjäger-sturmabteilung `` koch '' knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 6 april 1916 major i.g. -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberst -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- gerhard schacht
 gerhard schacht
gerhard schacht

gerhard schacht -lrb- 6 april 1916 -- 7 february 1972 -rrb- was a highly decorated major i.g. in the fallschirmjäger during world war ii and an oberst in the bundeswehr .
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 .
