Carl Becker (general)
Carl Becker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1895 Varel |
| Died | 24 March 1966 (aged 71) Heidelberg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 2nd Luftwaffe Field Division 253d Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Prague Offensive |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Carl Becker (16 January 1895 – 24 March 1966) was a German general during World War II, who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Arning surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet Prague Offensive in 1945. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.
Becker belonged to the generation of military officers of the First World War, which largely corresponded with parts of the Nazi ideology prevailed and in the second half of World War II became an important pillar of the military system.[1]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 July 1915) & 1st Class (17 June 1917)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 October 1939) & 1st Class (10 June 1940)[2]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 18[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 29 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18[4]
- 829th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 253. Infanterie-Division[5]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Stumpf, Reinhard (1982). Die Wehrmachts-Elite. Rang- und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933-1945. Boppard. p. 286. ISBN 9783764618155.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Thomas 1997, p. 30.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 31.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1966 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- People from Varel
- Military personnel from Lower Saxony