serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1934 -- 45 1956 -- 73 heer grenadier-regiment 20 -lrb- motorisiert -rrb- regensburg 5 august 2001 ingolstadt nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 27 april 1915 oberstleutnant bundeswehr '' -rrb- -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- oberst -lrb- '' hermann haderecker
 hermann haderecker
hermann haderecker

hermann haderecker -lrb- 27 april 1915 -- 5 august 2001 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberstleutnant in the wehrmacht 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 .
hermann haderecker was captured by soviet troops in 1945 and was held until 1955 .
he joined the bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1973 .
