Generalmajor Franz Becker Born: 28 Apr 1893 in Altdamm, District Randow, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 11 Mar 1976 in Cologne (K�ln) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (06 Aug 1912); F�hnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Dec 1923); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Aug 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Glogau (01 Oct 1912-30 Jun 1913)
Company-Officer in the 5th Company of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-07 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the Regiment (07 Aug 1914-22 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-13 Jun 1915)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jun 1915-14 Jun 1915)
Company-Leader in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (14 Jun 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Leader of the Formation of the Field-recruitment-Depot of the 20th Infantry-Division (06 Nov 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Leader of the 2nd Recruitment-Company with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 20th Infantry-Division (30 Nov 1915-30 Oct 1916)
Detached to the Royal and Imperial Austro-Hungarian 21st Field-J�ger-Battalion (7th Infantry-Troop-Division, Group Marwitz) (20 Sep 1916-30 Oct 1916)
Transferred back into the 77th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1916-01 Nov 1916)
Company-Leader in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1916-26 May 1917)
At the same time, Detached for MG-Training in D�beritz (16 Apr 1917-19 May 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1917-23 Oct 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (23 Oct 1917-26 Oct 1917)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (26 Oct 1917-07 Nov 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (07 Nov 1917-07 Dec 1917)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (07 Dec 1917-23 Jan 1918)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jan 1918-02 Apr 1918)
Detached to the General-Staff of Group Arras (General-Staff of the XIV. Reserve-Corps) for preparation of the March Offensive (12 Mar 1918-04 Mar 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the 20th Infantry-Division (04 Mar 1918-02 Apr 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Division (02 Apr 1918-17 Apr 1918)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 77th Infantry-Division (17 Apr 1918-23 Jul 1918)
Leader and Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1918-10 Aug 1918)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1918-16 Aug 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (16 Aug 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1918-01 May 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 20th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919-29 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the IV. Battalion of the 20th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (29 Sep 1919-14 Jun 1920)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 19th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (14 Jun 1920-08 Sep 1920)
Adjutant of the Supplemental-Battalion of the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 8th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Course with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Jun 1924)
Transferred back into the 17th Infantry-Regiment as Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion (01 Jun 1924-01 Oct 1924)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (28 Jun 1924-14 Aug 1924)
Chief of the 16th Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Aug 1926)
Chief of the 13th (Mortar) Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1926-01 Dec 1928)
Detached to Course for Mortar-Officers in D�beritz (22 Apr 1927-25 May 1927)
Detached to Battle-School-Course in D�beritz (09 Oct 1928-01 Nov 1928)
Chief of the 2nd Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1928-01 Oct 1933)
Major with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Apr 1934)
Instructor at the Infantry School Dresden (01 Apr 1934-13 Apr 1935)
Instructor at the War School Dresden (13 Apr 1935-01 Jan 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1937-01 Jun 1939)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Baumholder (01 Jun 1939-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-14 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (14 Jan 1942-01 Jul 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the Company-Leader-School of the 18th Army in Sissonne (01 Apr 1942-28 Jun 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Munster (01 Jul 1942-01 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-27 Nov 1944)
Detached for special use to the Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group North Ukraine (01 Jul 1944-27 Nov 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 608 (27 Nov 1944-25 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jan 1945-23 Feb 1945)
Commander of Division 605 (23 Feb 1945-01 Mar 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Mar 1945-12 Apr 1945)
Wounded, in Hospital (12 Apr 1945-19 Apr 1945)
In British captivity (19 Apr 1945-08 May 1947)
Released (08 May 1947)
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