Carl Becker (general)

Carl Becker
Born	16 January 1895 Varel
Died	24 March 1966 (aged 71) Heidelberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 18 2. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 253. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Soviet Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Carl Becker (16 January 1895 – 24 March 1966) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Arning surrendered to the Red Army troops in the course of the Soviet Prague Offensive in 1945. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 July 1915) & 1st Class (17 June 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 October 1939) & 1st Class (10 June 1940)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 18^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 18^[3]
  • 829th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 253. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 October 1943 and 10 October 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 30.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 31.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.