serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
? -- 1944 luftwaffe over zuiderzee , netherlands 8 april 1944 mainz-kostheim nazi germany jg 51 jg 26 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 5 november 1919 ysselsteyn 67 -rrb- , netherlands -lrb- plot te , row 6-grave oberleutnant -lrb- posthumously -rrb- karl willius
 karl `` charly '' willius
karl willius

karl `` charly '' willius -lrb- 5 november 1919 -- 8 april 1944 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe ace 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 .
