Gerhard Simons

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Gerhard Simons
Born (1921-02-05) 5 February 1921 (age 103)
Königsberg, Eastern Prussia
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1940–45
Rank Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit 170th Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations Walter Simons (grandfather)
Hans Simons (father)
Other work OECD

Gerhard Simons (born 5 February 1921) is an officer who served in the German army during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (medals recognising extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership). His grandfather, Walter Simons, was a German lawyer and politician who served as Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920–21. His father, Hans Simons, a lawyer and later professor of political science at The New School, emigrated to the United States following the Machtergreifung, the Nazi seizure of power in 1933.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Nachrichten-Zug/Artillerie-Regiment 240.[3]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 327.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 401.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 707.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 86.

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