serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt rank article_title name
? -- 1942 18px over malta 2 april 1942 essen nazi germany kampfgeschwader 77 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 24 september 1915 luftwaffe oberleutnant otto bischoff
 otto bischoff
otto bischoff

otto bischoff -lrb- 24 september 1915 -- 2 april 1942 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe bomber pilot 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 .
otto bischoff was killed on 2 april 1942 over the island of malta .
he was posthumously awarded the knight 's cross on 3 may 1942 .
