High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Bradel (31 July 1911 – 5 May 1943) was a Luftwaffe Bomber pilot and Geschwaderkommodore of KG 2 during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight`s Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight`s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.