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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hanns Becker

Commands held
  
Ostlegionen

Years of service
  
1939–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Overlord Battle of Carentan Battle of Halbe

Died
  
August 17, 1965, Gottingen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

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-Jager-Abteilung 267
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Ost-Battalion 439

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