serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1937 -- 45 1957 -- 72 nazi germany ger u-711 2 3 april 2014 hanover nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany sss '' jaguar '' u-431 2 '' gorch fock '' schlesien 2 torpedo boat knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 28 september 1916 '' -lrb- bundesmarine -rrb- kapitänleutnant '' -lrb- kriegsmarine -rrb- '' fregattenkapitän '' hans-günther lange
 hans-günther lange
hans-günther lange

hans-günther lange -lrb- 28 september 1916 -- 3 april 2014 -rrb- was a german naval officer who was a `` kapitänleutnant '' with the `` kriegsmarine '' during world war ii and later served with the `` bundesmarine '' .
he was also a recipient of the coveted knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
he was born in hanover .
