serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 heer ii . / grenadier-regiment 187 bocholt 10 october 2005 bocholt nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 10 july 1918 major günther hochgartz
 günther hochgartz
günther hochgartz

günther hochgartz -lrb- 10 july 1918 -- 10 october 2005 -rrb- was a highly decorated major 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 .
