Gustav Simon

Gustav Simon
Gauleiter of Moselland, Gustav Simon
Gauleiter of Gau Moselland
(Gau Koblenz-Trier 1931-1941)
In office
1 June 1931 – 8 May 1945
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
DeputyFritz Reckmann [de]
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chief of the Civil Administration of Luxembourg
In office
2 August 1940 – 30 August 1942
DeputyHeinrich Christian Siekmeier [de]
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Gustav Johannes Simon

(1900-08-02)2 August 1900
Saarbrücken, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died18 December 1945(1945-12-18) (aged 45)
Paderborn, Province of Westphalia, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Political partyNazi Party
Other political
affiliations
National Socialist Freedom Party
Alma materJohann Wolfgang Goethe University
ProfessionTeacher
NicknameThe Toadstool of Hermeskeil
Gustav Simon (center) with family in the 1930s.
Gustav Simon (center) with family in the 1930s.

Gustav Simon (2 August 1900– 18 December 1945) was a Nazi Party official who served as Gauleiter of Gau Moselland from 1931 to 1945 and, from 1940 until 1942, as Chief of Civil Administration in occupied Luxembourg. In this position, he was chiefly responsible for the Holocaust in Luxembourg.[1]

  1. ^ G. Hausemer (2006): Luxemburger Lexikon. Das Großherzogtum von A-Z. Luxembourg, Editions Binsfeld, p. 397.