| Richard Schimpf | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1897-05-16)16 May 1897 |
| Died | 30 December 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 75) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands | 21st Luftwaffe Field Division 3rd Parachute Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight'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. He joined the post war West German Air Force in 1957 and retired in 1962 as a Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 August 1940) & 1st Class (17 February 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
References
Citations
- Hansen, Randall (2014). Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance After Operation Valkyrie, pp. 180-181.
- Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 254.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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 byFormed from Luftwaffen-Division Meindl | Commander of 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division December 1942 – 24 October 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht |
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Walter Barenthin | Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division 17 February 1944 – 20 August 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Walter Wadehn |
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Walter Wadehn | Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division 6 January 1945 – 1 March 1945 |
Succeeded byOberst Helmut von Hoffmann |
- 1897 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Rottal-Inn
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Bundeswehr generals
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from Bavaria
- Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe
- Major generals of the German Army