Gerhard Simons
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Gerhard Simons
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| Born | 5 February 1921 Königsberg, Eastern Prussia |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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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.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 170th Infantry Division
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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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 327.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 401.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 707.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 86.
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