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Alfred Simm

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Years of service
  
1929–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Alfred Simm

Rank
  
Major

Born
  
12 July 1910 Eppendorf (
1910-07-12
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 31

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket

Died
  
November 19, 1973, Eppendorf, Saxony, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Alfred Kurt Simm (12 July 1910 – 19 November 1973) was a Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (30 May 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 May 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold on 21 November 1943 as Leutnant in the 9./Grenadier-Regiment 31
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Stabsfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 2./Infanterie-Regiment 31
  • 832nd Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 31

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