serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1906 -- 42 heer 15 xxxviii . armeekorps . infanterie-division 16 . infanterie-division -lrb- mot -rrb- magdeburg 27 august 1942 schubin german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 13 september 1886 general der infanterie friedrich-wilhelm von chappuis
 friedrich-wilhelm von chappuis
friedrich-wilhelm von chappuis

friedrich-wilhelm von chappuis -lrb- 13 september 1886 -- 27 august 1942 -rrb- was a general der infanterie who commanded the xxxviii .
corps 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 .
friedrich-wilhelm von chappuis committed suicide on 27 august 1942 .
