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Karl Heinz Becker (Jager Regiment)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Jager-Regiment 228

Role
  
Jager Regiment

Unit
  
Jager Regiment 1

Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Karl-Heinz Becker

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
2 October 1920 (age 103) Kassel, Prussia, Weimar Republic (
1920-10-02
)

Rank
  
Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Case Blue Kamenets-Podolsky pocket

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, Case Blue, Kamenets-Podolsky pocket, World War II

Karl-Heinz Becker (born 2 October 1920) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • Kuban Shield
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 March 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the II./Jager-Regiment 228

    • References

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