serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 heer düsseldorf 31 october 1998 röhrsdorf nazi germany grenadier-regiment 12 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 26 september 1918 feldwebel gerhard bruchmann
 gerhard bruchmann
gerhard bruchmann

gerhard bruchmann -lrb- 26 september 1918 -- 31 october 1998 -rrb- was a highly decorated feldwebel in the wehrmacht 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 .
