Richard Schimpf

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Name Richard Schimpf


Born 16 May 1897Eggenfelden ( 1897-05-16 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Years of service 1915–291930–451957–62 Rank Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht)Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaDemyansk PocketSiege of LeningradInvasion of NormandyFalaise pocketBattle of the BulgeOperation Lumberjack Died December 30, 1972, Dusseldorf, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Service/branch German Army (1915–1918) Commands held 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division, 3rd Parachute Division

Richard Schimpf (16 May 1897 – 30 December 1972) was a paratroop general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He joined the post war West German Air Force in 1957 and retired in 1962 as a Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 August 1940) & 1st Class (17 February 1941)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division

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