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Richard Schimpf

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Richard Schimpf
Born(1897-05-16)16 May 1897
Died30 December 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 75)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branchLuftwaffe
German Air Force
RankGeneralleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands21st Luftwaffe Field Division
3rd Parachute Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Schimpf (16 May 1897 – 30 December 1972) was a paratroop general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 8 March 1945, he negotiated a surrender to American troops at Bad Godesberg, handing himself and the city over without a shot being fired.[1] He joined the post war West German Air Force in 1957 and retired in 1962 as a Generalmajor.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Hansen, Randall (2014). Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance After Operation Valkyrie, pp. 180-181.
  2. ^ Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 254.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
Military offices
Preceded by
Formed from Luftwaffen-Division Meindl
Commander of 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
December 1942 – 24 October 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht
Preceded by
Generalmajor Walter Barenthin
Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division
17 February 1944 – 20 August 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Walter Wadehn
Preceded by
Generalmajor Walter Wadehn
Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division
6 January 1945 – 1 March 1945
Succeeded by