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    Max Simon (1899 - 1961)
    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...
  • Heinz Reinefarth (1903 - 1979)
    Heinz Reinefarth (26 December 1903 – 7 May 1979) was a German SS commander during World War II and government official in West Germany after the war. During the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 his tro...
  • Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp (1910 - 1986)
    Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp (9 October 1910 – 23 September 1986) was a German Waffen-SS officer and divisional commander during World War II who led SS Division Wiking. He was a recipient of the Knigh...
  • Karl Ullrich (1910 - 1996)
    Karl Ullrich (1 December 1910 – 8 May 1996) was the last commander of the SS Division Wiking in the Waffen-SS during World War II. After the war he authored an account of the SS Division Totenkopf.
  • Albert Frey (1913 - 2003)
    Albert Frey (16 February 1913 – 1 September 2003) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Division Leibstandarte during World War II.

The SS-Ehrenring ("SS Honour Ring"), unofficially called Totenkopfring (i.e. "Skull Ring", literally "Death's Head Ring"), was an award of Heinrich Himmler's Schutzstaffel (SS). It was not a state decoration, but rather a personal gift bestowed by Himmler. It became a highly sought-after award, one which could not be bought or sold. The SS Honour Sword and SS Honour Dagger were similar awards.

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