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. He joined the post war West German Air Force in 1957 and retired in 1962 as a Generalmajor. Awards and decorations Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (5 August 1940) & 1st Class (17 February 1941) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany References Citations Bibliography 1897 births 1972 deaths People from Rottal-Inn People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Bundeswehr generals Fallschirmjäger of World War II German Army personnel of World War I Luftwaffe World War II generals Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States Reichswehr personnel Military personnel from Bavaria Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe Major generals of the German Army