Erich Becker

Erich Becker
Born	(1911-04-08)8 April 1911 Angermünde
Died	Hanover
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1930–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment Gruppe 425
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Becker (8 April 1911 – 16 June 1993) was a highly decorated Major 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. Erich Becker was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1950.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 28 April 1944 as Hauptmann in Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment-Gruppe 425

External links

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