Richard Schimpf

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.

Richard Schimpf
Born	(1897-05-16)16 May 1897
Died	30 December 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 75)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Branch	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

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 August 1940) & 1st Class (17 February 1941)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division ^[3]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^{[citation needed]}