Becker, Anton (Infanterie-Regiment 77)
- Date of birth:
- May 30th, 1915 (Brüggen/Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 13th, 1995 (Lohmar-Wahlscheid/North-Rhineland-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
1937: Schütze;
1938: Gefreiter;
1939: Unteroffizier;
1940: Feldwebel;
1940: Leutnant der Reserve;
1942: Oberleutnant der Reserve;
1943: Hauptmann.
Career:
1937: RAD;
1937: 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 77, Bonn;
1939: Gruppenführer, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
1940: Ordonnanz-Offizier, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
1940: Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
1940: Zugführer, 10. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
1941: Ordonnanz-Offizier, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
October 1941: Führer, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
1942: Lazerett;
1943: Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 77, Mühlheim;
1943: Führer, 1. Kompanie, Grenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 77;
1944: Adjutant, Grenadier-Regiment 77;
1944: Führer, Kampfgruppe 77.
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Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 77, 26. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Awarded on:
- February 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Grenadier-Regiment 77, 26. Volksgrenadier-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1945
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
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