Karl Beck (soldier)

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Years of service 1933–45 Name Karl Beck Service/branch German Army		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 290 Role Soldier Rank Oberst
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive (1944) Vistula–Oder Offensive Died January 17, 1945, Radom, Poland Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Karl Beck (20 September 1911 – 17 January 1945) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Karl Beck was killed on 17 January 1945 near Radom, Poland.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (9 November 1939)

1st Class (22 June 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 282

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 April 1943 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 290

References

Karl Beck (soldier) Wikipedia

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