serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1938 -- 1945 23px waffen ss 23 october 1978 austria vöhringen , germany nazi germany 2nd ss panzer division das reich knight 1st class iron cross 2nd class eastern front medal german 's cross in gold sudetenland medal anschluss medal cross of the iron cross iron cross world war ii 28 august 1911 obersturmbannführer hans weiss.jpg hans weiss
 hans weiss
hans weiss

hans weiss -lrb- 28 august 1911 -- 23 october 1978 -rrb- was an obersturmbannführer -lrb- lieutenant colonel -rrb- , in the waffen ss during world war ii who was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by nazi germany during world war ii .
hans weiss was born on the 28 august 1911 , at vöhringen , he volunteered to join the ss and participated in the anschluss of austria and the occupation of the sudetenland .
during world war ii he was the commander of the ss heavy panzer battalion 102 and the 2nd ss panzer reconnaissance battalion -lrb- 2nd ss division das reich -rrb- when he was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross on the 6 april 1943 .
