Anton Becker

Anton Becker
Born	30 May 1915 Brüggen
Died	13 August 1995 (aged 80) Lohmar
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 77
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anton Becker (30 May 1915 – 13 August 1995) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

Awards and decorations

• West Wall Medal (28 February 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (8 September 1941)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge (29 October 1940)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (16 February 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 September 1942)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 77^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Regimental adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 77^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 298.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 30.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 208.

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

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