Siegfried Simsch was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II.
11 Facts About Siegfried Simsch
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Siegfried Simsch is credited with 54 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front, achieved in approximately 400 combat missions.
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In late 1940, Siegfried Simsch was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 52 and fought against the Royal Air Force.
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Siegfried Simsch was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 July 1942.
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In November 1943, Siegfried Simsch was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 11, a unit fighting in Defense of the Reich.
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One week later, and two days after the Normandy landings, Siegfried Simsch was shot down and killed in action on 8 June 1944 over Rennes, France.
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Siegfried Simsch was born on 6 September 1913 in Posen, present-day Poznan in west-central Poland, at the time the capital of the Province of Posen, a Prussian province of the German Empire.
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Siegfried Simsch was credited with shooting down a Polikarpov I-15 fighter west of Varena.
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On 6 September 1941, Siegfried Simsch succeeded Oberleutnant August-Wilhelm Schumann as Staffelkapitan of 5.
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On 29 May 1942, Siegfried Simsch was wounded in combat with a Soviet bomber.
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On 30 November 1943, following a lengthy period of convalescence, Siegfried Simsch was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 11 where he was appointed Staffelkapitan of 10.