serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1940 -- 45 heer 08 may 2011 hagen nazi germany 3 . / panzer-pionier-battalion 209 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 24 september 1921 hauptmann hans-georg borck
 hans-georg borck
hans-georg borck

hans-georg borck -lrb- 24 september 1921 -- 8 may 2011 -rrb- was a highly decorated hauptmann in the wehrmacht 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 .
hans-georg borck was captured by american troops in april 1945 and released in november 1945 .
