serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 1956 -- 81 heer ii . / jäger-regiment 2 `` brandenburg '' munich 3 december 1999 neustettin nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 15 august 1921 hauptmann -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- brigadegeneral -lrb- bundeswehr -rrb- eckart afheldt
 eckart afheldt
eckart afheldt

eckart afheldt -lrb- 15 august 1921 -- 3 december 1999 -rrb- was a highly decorated hauptmann of the brandenburgers in the wehrmacht during world war ii and a brigadegeneral 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 .
eckart afheldt was captured by soviets troops in may 1945 and was released in july 1945 .
he joined the bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as a brigadegeneral .
