serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -- 40 1956 -- 76 Österreichische 1938 -- 45 -rrb- Österreichische luftstreitkräfte -lrb- 1956 -- 76 luftstreitkräfte -rrb- -lrb- 1935 -- 38 -rrb- luftwaffe -lrb- vienna , austria 2 may 1996 schloß pragerhof , austria-hungary austria germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- austria second austrian republic first austrian republic -lrb- to 1938 -rrb- nazi condor legion jg 3 knight 's cross of the iron cross spanish civil war world war ii 5 february 1915 oberleutnant -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- oberst -lrb- bundesheer -rrb- kurt sochatzy
 kurt sochatzy
kurt sochatzy

kurt sochatzy -lrb- 5 february 1915 -- 2 may 1996 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots , it was a quantifiable measure of skill and success .
on 3 august 1941 kurt sochatzy was shotdown in his bf 109 and was captured by soviet troops .
he was held as a prisoner of war until 1947 .
during his career he was credited with 38 aerial victories .
