Albert Stecken

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Years of service 1935–451956–77 Name Albert Stecken		Died 2011 Service/branch Luftwaffe
Born 24 January 1915Munster ( 1915-01-24 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Major i.G. (Wehrmacht)Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars Spanish Civil WarWorld War IIInvasion of PolandNorwegian CampaignBattles of NarvikEastern FrontWestern Allied invasion of GermanyRuhr Pocket Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland Unit 23. Flak-Division, 8th Parachute Division

Albert Stecken (24 January 1915 – 24 August 2011) was an officer in the Fallschirmjäger of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (14 February 1939)

Spanish Cruz de Guerra (4 May 1939)

Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 April 1940) & 1st Class (28 June 1940)

Narvik Shield (30 January 1941)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1945 as Major im Generalstab and Ia (operations officer) of the 8. Fallschirmjäger-Division

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