Willy Simke
| Willy Simke | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
26 January 1914 Belgern, Germany |
| Died |
20 August 1964 (aged 50) Ennigerloh, Oelde |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Obersturmführer |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Willy Simke (26 January 1914 – 20 August 1964) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.[1]
Willy Simke was born in Belgern on the river Elbe on the 26 January 1914. He volunteered to join the SS and was part of the SS-VT, which became the Das Reich Division. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in February 1942 and the 1st class award in May 1942.
For his actions in 1943 he was promoted to Hauptscharführer (Master Sergeant) and awarded the Knight's Cross on December 16, 1943.[2] Willy Simke survived the war and died in West Germany on 28 August 1964.[3]
References
- ↑ Lieb, Peter (2007-03-05). Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg?: Kriegführung und Partisanenbekämpfung in Frankreich 1943/44 (in German). Oldenbourg Verlag. ISBN 9783486579925.
- ↑ Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer; Colton, C. F.; Rogers, Duncan (2003-01-01). Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939-45 (in German). Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 9781874622468.
- ↑ Fey, Will (2014-05-14). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811742436.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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