Gerhard Simons
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Gerhard Simons
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Born | (1921-02-05) 5 February 1921 (age 103) Königsberg, Eastern Prussia |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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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.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 170th Infantry Division
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Artillerie-Regiment 240 |
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Panzerjäger-Abteilung 240 |
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1 Oak Leaves with the 45th Volksgrenadier-Division 2 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 391, Oak Leaves and Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 399 3 Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 146 (65th Infantry-Division)
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