serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
? -- 1945 ? -- 1975 luftwaffe fallschirm-pionier-bataillon 2 ii . / fallschirmjäger-regiment 7 deggendorf 11 january 2013 passau nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 16 november 1916 major -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberst -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- bundesarchiv bild 146-2006-0080 , siegfried gerstner.jpg siegfried gerstner
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siegfried gerstner

siegfried gerstner -lrb- 16 november 1916 -- 11 january 2013 -rrb- was a major in the fallschirmjäger during world war ii and an oberst 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 .
