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Carl Hans Wilhelm Ludwig Becker (16 January 1895 – 24 March 1966) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Carl Becker was captured by Soviet troops in Czechoslovakia in 1945 and was held until 1955. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (23 July 1915)〔Thomas 1997, p. 30.〕 * * 1st Class (17 June 1917)〔 * Wound Badge (1914) * * in Black * * in Silver * * in Gold (31 August 1918) * Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (8 July 1918) * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 January 1935) * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (12 October 1939)〔 * * 1st Class (10 June 1940)〔 * West Wall Medal (30 March 1940) * Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942) * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as ''Oberst'' in Infanterie-Regiment 18〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 31.〕 * 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〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.〕 * * 829th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 253. Infanterie-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.〕 * Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 October 1943 and 10 October 1944) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carl Becker (general)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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