Max Simon

Max Simon
Simon in 1940
Born	(1899-01-16)16 January 1899 Breslau, German Empire
Died	1 February 1961(1961-02-01) (aged 62) Lünen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (until 1918)  Weimar Republic (1918–1933)  Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Branch	Imperial German Army Waffen-SS
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer
Unit	SS Division Totenkopf SS Division Reichsführer-SS XIII SS Corps
Battles / wars	World War I Macedonia Western Front World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Max 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.