Max Simon
Max Simon | |
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Simon in 1940 | |
| Born | 6 January 1899 |
| Died | 1 February 1961 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Service years | 1917–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
| Unit | SS Division Totenkopf SS Division Reichsführer-SS XIII SS Corps |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Iron Cross Hungarian Order of Merit Order of the Crown of Italy German Cross in Gold Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Max Otto Simon (6 January 1899 – 1 February 1961) 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. 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.