(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Fritz Becker
Born: 07 Mar 1892 in Heidberg, District Waldbröl
Died: 11 Jun 1967 in Herzberg, Harz
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (16 Jun 1913); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1913); Leutnant (20 May 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1917); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (20 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Jan 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 69th Infantry-Regiment (29 Jan 1913-03 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the I. Battalion of the 69th Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-29 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 69th Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1914-03 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (03 Sep 1914-08 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the 257th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1914-28 Jul 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 257th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (28 Jul 1915-23 Jun 1917)
Company-Leader in the 257th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 Jun 1917-07 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 257th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (19 Nov 1917-09 Dec 1917)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 257th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1917-26 Mar 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 77th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 May 1918-10 Jun 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 77th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (12 Aug 1918-22 Aug 1918)
Temporary 2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 77th Reserve-Division (10 Sep 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 77th Reserve-Division (11 Sep 1918-06 Oct 1918)
Ordinance-Officer in the V. Army-Corps (07 Oct 1918-16 Mar 1919)
Transferred back into the 69th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Reichswehr-Battalion Rheinland (01 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of Reichswehr-Battalion Rheinland (01 Jun 1919-15 Sep 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 16th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1919-03 Jan 1921)
Detached to the 6th Division (03 Jan 1921-12 May 1921)
Detached to the III. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (12 May 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment and Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-training with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred back into the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1927)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1933)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Münster (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 64th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 60th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-14 May 1942)
Assigned with the Senior Field Commandant 365 (15 Jul 1942-15 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 370th Infantry-Division (15 Sep 1942-01 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-03 Jul 1944)
Course for Commanding Generals (12 Jun 1944-08 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the XXXXVI. Panzer-Corps (03 Jul 1944-26 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve, Army-Group North Ukraine (26 Jul 1944-20 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the XXIV. Panzer-Corps (20 Aug 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 389th Infantry-Division (30 Sep 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Mar 1945-29 Mar 1945)
Injured due to an air-attack, in Hospital in Neutief (29 Mar 1945-05 Apr 1945)
Commander of Defence-District Bremen (05 Apr 1945-27 Apr 1945)
In British captivity (27 Apr 1945-06 Oct 1947)
Released, but later interned (06 Oct 1947-06 Jan 1948)
Released from Internment (06 Jan 1948)

Awards & Decorations
- - Ritterkreuz (1674): am 06.04.1943 als Generalmajor und Komm. 370. Infanteriedivision/ 17. Armee/ Heeresgruppe A
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17/36): am 22.11.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) 60/ 16. Infanteriedivision/ XLVIII Panzerkorps/ 2. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - 1939 EK I –S-: 03.06.1940
- - 1939 EK II –S-: 24.05.1940
- - 1914 EK I: 29.10.1916
- - 1914 EK II: 00.09.1914
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 13.12.1934
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse: 29.01.1938
- - Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
- - Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze: 24.11.1941
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 03.09.1942
- - Kubanschild???
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939??? (25.03.1945: bei Flugzeugabsturz verletzt)


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