Heinrich Becker (officer)

Heinrich Becker
Born (1914-01-23)23 January 1914
Osnabrück
Died 17 February 1960(1960-02-17) (aged 46)
Osnabrück
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1934–45
Rank Leutnant
Unit Panzer-Regiment 31
Battles/wars
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 209.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
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