Carl Becker (general)

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Carl Becker (16 January 1895 – 24 March 1966) was a German general during World War II, who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Carl Becker
Born	(1895-01-16)16 January 1895 Varel
Died	24 March 1966(1966-03-24) (aged 71) Heidelberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	2nd Luftwaffe Field Division 253d Infantry Division
Battles / wars	Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Becker belonged to the generation of military officers of the First World War, which largely corresponded with parts of the Nazi ideology prevailed and in the second half of World War II became an important pillar of the military system.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 July 1915) & 1st Class (17 June 1917)^[2]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 October 1939) & 1st Class (10 June 1940)^[2]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 18^[3]
• 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^[4]
  • 829th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 253. Infanterie-Division^[5]