Fritz Becker (general)

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

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
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1913–45
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

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.

Awards and decorations

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

References

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.