PW Number:  648530
RANK:          Generalleutnant

CAPTURED: Bremen, Germany
DATE:           27th April 1945

PERSONAL

Promotions:

• 29 January 1913-3 August 1914: Fahnenjunker in 7. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.69.
• 3 August 1914-29 August 1914: Platoon Leader in I./Infantry Regiment 69.
• 29 August 1914-3 September 1914: Company Leader in Infantry Regiment 69.
• 3 September 1914-8 December 1914: Wounded/in hospital.
• 8 December 1914-28 July 1915: Transferred to Reserve Infantry Regiment 257.
• 28 July 1915-23 June 1917: Adjutant of I./Reserve Infantry Regiment 257.
• 23 June 1917-7 October 1917: Company Leader in Reserve Infantry Regiment 257.
• 19 November 1917-9 December 1917: Temporary Regimental Adjutant of Reserve Infantry Regiment 257.
• 22 December 1917-26 March 1918: Temporary Regimental Adjutant of Reserve Infantry Regiment 257.
• 7 May 1918-10 June 1918: Temporary Adjutant of the 77th Reserve Infantry Brigade.
• 12 August 1918-22 August 1918: Temporary Adjutant of the 77th Reserve Infantry Brigade.
• 10 September 1918-11 September 1918: Temporary 2nd General Staff Officer of the 77th Reserve Division.
• 11 September 1918-6 October 1918: Temporary Adjutant of the 77th Reserve Division.
• 7 October 1918-16 March 1919: Ordnance Officer in the V Army Corps.
• 16 March 1919-1 April 1919: Transferred back to Infantry Regiment 69.
• 1 April 1919-1 June 1919: Transferred to the Reichswehr Battalion “Rheinland.”
• 1 June 1919-15 September 1919: Adjutant of the Reichswehr Battalion “Rheinland.”
• 15 September 1919-3 January 1921: Regimental Adjutant of Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 16.
• 3 January 1921-12 May 1921: Detached to the 6th Division.
• 12 May 1921-1 October 1921: Detached to III./Artillery Regiment 6.
• 1 October 1921-1 October 1922: Transferred to Cavalry Regiment 16 and detached to Assistant Leadership training with the staff of the 6th Division.
• 1 October 1922-1 October 1927: Transferred back to Infantry Regiment 16.
• 1 October 1927-1 October 1930: Company Chief in Infantry Regiment 16.
• 1 October 1930-1 October 1931: Detached to the staff of Group Command 1.
• 1 October 1931-1 April 1933: Transferred to Infantry Regiment 9.
• 1 April 1933-1 October 1934: Auxiliary Officer on the staff of Group Command 1.
• 1 October 1934-15 October 1935: Commander of I./Infantry Regiment “Münster.”
• 15 October 1935-26 August 1939: Commander of I./Infantry Regiment 64.
• 26 August 1939-14 May 1942: Commander of Infantry Regiment 60.
• 15 July 1942-15 September 1942: Service with Oberfeldkommandantur [Higher Field Commander] 365.
• 15 September 1942-1 June 1944: Commander of the 370^th Infantry Division.
• 1 June 1944-3 July 1944: Führer Reserve Army High Command.
• 12 June 1944-8 July 1944: Course for Commander Generals.
• 3 July 1944-26 July 1944: Delegated with the temporary command of the XXXXVI Panzer Corps.
• 26 July 1944-20 August 1944: Führer Reserve in Army Group “North Ukraine.”
• 20 August 1944-30 September 1944: Delegated with the command of the XXIV Panzer Corps.
• 30 September 1944-25 March 1945: Commander of the 389^th Infantry Division.
• 25 March 1945-29 March 1945Führer Reserve Army High Command.
• 29 March 1945-5 April 1945: Injured in an air attack/in hospital in Neutief.
• 5 April 1945-27 April 1945: Commander of Defence Area Bremen.
• 27 April 1945-6 October 1947: British prisoner of war.
• 6 October 1947-6 January 1948: Discharged out of captivity, but later interned.
• 6 January 1948: Discharged from internment.

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6th May 1945 Becker is transferred to Camp 2218 in Vilvorde near Brussels	6th May 1945 Becker is transferred to Camp 2218 in Vilvorde near Brussels

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