Heinrich Becker (officer)

Heinrich Becker
Born	23 January 1914 Osnabrück
Died	17 February 1960 (aged 46) Osnabrück
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 31
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 Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Courland Pocket East Prussian Offensive
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

• Panzer Badge of the Condor Legion
• Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 December 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 31^[1][2]

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945