Alfred Simm Military person

Alfred 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 12, 1910
Birth place	Germany , Eppendorf Saxony
Date of death	November 19, 1973
Place of death	Germany , Eppendorf Saxony

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allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Siege of Leningrad World War II Battle of France Courland Pocket Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42) Battle of Uman
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	II./Grenadier-Regiment 31
service start	1929
service end	1945