serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1939 -- 1945 18px luftwaffe 10 april 1945 vienna , austria graz , austria nazi germany 23px jagdgeschwader 2 schlachtgeschwader 10 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 19 november 1921 poldi oberleutnant bundesarchiv bild 146-2007-0215 , leopold wenger.jpg leopold wenger
 leopold wenger
leopold wenger

leopold `` poldi '' wenger -lrb- 19 november 1921 -- 10 april 1945 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberleutnant in the luftwaffe during world war ii , and 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 .
leopold wenger was shotdown on 10 april 1945 over vienna , austria .
