serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt rank article_title name
? -- 1945 1950s -- 1968 18px göttingen 15 may 1978 potsdam nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany kampfgeschwader 4 fallschirmjäger-regiment 29 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 26 november 1911 luftwaffe '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px luftwaffe -lrb- major -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberstleutnant -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- klaus nöske
 klaus nöske
klaus nöske

klaus nöske -lrb- 26 november 1911 -- 15 may 1978 -rrb- was a highly decorated major in the luftwaffe during world war ii and an oberstleutnant 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 .
klaus nöske joined the bundeswehr in the 1950s and retired in 1968 as an oberstleutnant .
