Fritz Becker (general)

This article is about the German World War II general. For the German football player, see Fritz Becker.

Fritz Becker (7 March 1892 – 11 June 1967) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Fritz Becker
Born	(1892-03-07)7 March 1892 Heidelberg
Died	11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 75) Herzberg
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	370. Infanterie-Division 389. Infanterie-Division XXIV Panzerkorps XLVI. Panzerkorps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 60 (motorized)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 370. Infanterie-Division^[2]