Max Simon

German SS general and convicted war criminal (1899-1961) · Germany · On the map · Died at 62

Max Otto Simon was a German SS commander and war criminal during World War II. Simon was one of the first members of the SS in the early 1930s. He rose through the ranks of the SS, and became a corps commander during World War II.

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1961Died1 February 19611944German Cross in GoldAwardKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesAward1942Eastern MedalAward1941Wound Badge (1939) in BlackAward1919Silesian Eagle, 1st classAwardSilesian Eagle, 2nd classAward1899Born6 January 1899

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Awards

German Cross in Gold1944

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves1944

Eastern Medal1942

Wound Badge (1939) in Black1941

Silesian Eagle, 2nd class1919

Silesian Eagle, 1st class1919

Anschluss Medal

Sudetenland Medal

Clasp to the Iron Cross

German Cross

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Hungarian Order of Merit

Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)

Order of the Crown of Italy

Infantry Assault Badge

SA Sports Badge in Bronze

German Sports Badge

SS-Ehrenring

Demyansk Shield

SS Long Service Award

SS-Ehrendegen

Sudetenland Medal with Bar

Danzig Cross 2nd Class

Danzig Cross 1st Class

About this person

After the war, Simon was convicted for his role in the Marzabotto massacre and the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre. Initially sentenced to death, his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment, and he was released in 1954. Despite being tried three more times in a West German court for war crimes, he was acquitted and died a free man in 1961.

Country

Germany

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Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1899 to 1961 · aged 62