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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1937–45

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 77

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Name
  
Anton Becker

Born
  
30 May 1915 Bruggen (
1915-05-30
)

Died
  
13 August 1995(1995-08-13) (aged 80) Lohmar

German Stradiuarius violin - Anton Becker ca 1950s # 555


Anton Becker (30 May 1915 – 13 August 1995) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

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Awards and decorations

  • West Wall Medal (28 February 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (8 September 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (29 October 1940)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (16 February 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 September 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 77
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Regimental adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77

    • References

    Anton Becker Wikipedia
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