serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt rank article_title name
1939 -- 1945 18px vienna , austria 31 december 1997 eger , czechoslovakia nazi germany aufklärungsgruppe 11 fernaufklärungsgruppe 4 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 5 july 1921 luftwaffe hauptmann albert celerin
 albert celerin
albert celerin

albert celerin -lrb- 8 september 1912 -- 31 december 1997 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
