serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 heer panzergrenadier-battalion 106 `` feldherrnhalle '' neusäß 29 may 1986 wittenberge nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 25 april 1910 '' major '' of the reserves ewald bartel
 ewald bartel
ewald bartel

ewald bartel -lrb- 25 april 1910 -- 29 may 1986 -rrb- was a highly decorated `` major '' of the reserves 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 .
