Q:Facts: - battles: world war ii - death date: 19 november 1973 - allegiance: weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany - commands: ii . / grenadier-regiment 31 - rank: major - awards: knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak - birth date: 12 july 1910 - serviceyears: 1929 -- 45 - name: alfred simm - branch: heer - death place: eppendorf - birth place: eppendorf Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred simm .
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alfred kurt simm -lrb- 12 july 1910 -- 19 november 1973 -rrb- was a major in the wehrmacht during world war ii , and one of only 882 recipients of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves .the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .