Simke, Willy (Waffen SS)
- Date of birth:
- January 26th, 1914 (Belgern/Saxonia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 20th, 1964 (Ennigerloh/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Service number:
- SS-Nr.: 133.099 // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
00.12.1943: SS-Hascha, Zugführer, 5. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"
promoted to SS-Obersturmführer
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 7th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 5. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich", 4. Panzer-Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1943
Submitted on December 4th 1943.
Preliminary document and decoration on December 24th 1943 to Pz.AOK 4.
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - MOONEY, PETER, Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2012.
- Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945
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