Erich Becker

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Service/branch Heer Rank Major		Years of service 1930–45 Name Erich Becker
Born 8 April 1911 Angermunde ( 1911-04-08 ) Died 13 August 1995(1995-08-13) (aged 84) Hanover Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 425

Erich Becker (8 April 1911 – 16 June 1993) was a highly decorated Major 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. Erich Becker was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1950.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

German Cross in Gold on 28 April 1944 as Hauptmann in Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425

References

Erich Becker Wikipedia

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