. . . "Hans-Karl Wittig (27 July 1918 \u2013 29 December 1984) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves in the Fallschirmj\u00E4ger during World War II. 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. Hans-Karl Wittig was captured by British forces in September 1944 and was held in captivity until 1948."@en . . . . . . "German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient" . "1918-07-27Z"^^ . . "1937Z"^^ . . . . "1984-12-29Z"^^ . "1918Z"^^ . "Hans-Karl Wittig"@en . . "Wittig, Hans-Karl"@en . . "1984Z"^^ . .