Hanns Becker
Hanns Becker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1904 Berlin |
| Died | 17 August 1965 (aged 60) Göttingen |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant of the Reserves |
| Commands held | Ost-Battalion 439 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hanns Becker (29 December 1904 – 17 August 1965) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hanns Becker was captured by American troops in May 1945 during the Battle of Halbe.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (5 July 1941)
- 1st Class (27 July 1941)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 11 June 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 267[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Ost-Battalion 439[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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