Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Leutnant Name Heinrich Becker Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1934–45 Unit Panzer-Regiment 31 Role Officer | |
Born 23 January 1914
Osnabruck ( 1914-01-23 ) Battles/wars See battles
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Battle of Greece
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Kursk
Operation Bagration
Courland Pocket
East Prussian Offensive Died February 17, 1960, Osnabruck, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland | ||
Heinrich Becker (23 January 1914 – 17 February 1960) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Heinrich Becker was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
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