caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
grüner 1942 -lrb- left -rrb- in northern france , june 1936 -- 44 heer i. / panzer-regiment 2 proskurov 11 march 1944 windhoek , namibia nazi germany knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 9 august 1915 major -lrb- posthumously -rrb- bundesarchiv zivilist.jpg bild 101i-292-1258-04 , frankreich , dekorierter panzersoldat mit georg grüner
 georg grüner
georg grüner

georg grüner -lrb- 9 august 1915 -- 11 march 1944 -rrb- was a highly decorated major in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
grüner was killed during the battle of the korsun-cherkasy pocket .
as a result he was posthumously promoted to major and awarded the oak leaves to his knight 's cross of the iron cross .
