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Gerhard Simons (born 5 February 1921) is an officer who served in the German army during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (medals recognising extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership). His grandfather, Walter Simons, was a German lawyer and politician who served as Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920–21. His father, Hans Simons, a lawyer and later professor of political science at The New School, emigrated to the United States following the ''Machtergreifung'', the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. ==Awards == * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (17 May 1942)〔Thomas 1998, p. 327.〕 * * 1st Class (20 March 1943)〔 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as ''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves in the Regiments-Nachrichten-Zug/Artillerie-Regiment 240〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 401.〕 * * 547th Oak Leaves on 11 August 1944 as ''Oberleutnant'' of the Reserves and leader of Stabs-Batterie/Artillerie-Regiment 240 and Regiments-Nachrichtenoffizier〔〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 86.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerhard Simons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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