Generalmajor Karl Becher Born: 29 Jan 1885 in Theerbude, District Goldap, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 23 Jan 1957 in Bielefeld Promotions:
Gefreiter (22 Dec 1906); Unteroffizier (29 Sep 1907); Vizefeldwebel (25 Mar 1910); Feldwebel (02 Aug 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (24 Aug 1915); Leutnant (29 May 1919); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (18 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (12 Mar 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Oct 1905)
Volunteer in the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (11 Oct 1905-26 Aug 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Aug 1916-27 Sep 1916)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (27 Sep 1916-18 Oct 1916)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (18 Oct 1916-03 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-06 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 29th Infantry-Regiment (06 Apr 1919-21 Jan 1920)
Ordinance-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1920-15 May 1920)
Ordinance-Officer of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Temporary-Adjutant of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (29 Jul 1920-13 Aug 1920)
Temporary-Adjutant of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (22 Sep 1920-26 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached as Company-Officer of the III. Coastal-Defence-Battalion (01 Mar 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Leader in Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Oct 1921-06 Mar 1922)
Company-Officer in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (06 Mar 1922-01 Feb 1926)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Jan 1927)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1927-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Rastenburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1939-05 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 162nd Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (05 Jan 1940-09 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 250th Infantry-Regiment (09 Mar 1940-04 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 228th Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1940-20 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 547th Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1941-20 Nov 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Nov 1942-15 Jun 1943)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of K�nigsberg (15 Jun 1943-04 Jan 1945)
Fortress-Commandant of K�nigsberg (04 Jan 1945-28 Feb 1945)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Bielefeld and Leader of a Battle-Group with the Replacement-General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps (28 Feb 1945-07 May 1945)
In captivity (07 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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