serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1934 -- 45 heer osnabrück 17 february 1960 osnabrück nazi germany panzer-regiment 31 knight 's cross of the iron cross spanish civil war world war ii 23 january 1914 leutnant heinrich becker -lrb- officer -rrb-
 heinrich becker
heinrich becker -lrb- officer -rrb-

heinrich becker -lrb- 23 january 1914 -- 17 february 1960 -rrb- was a highly decorated leutnant in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
heinrich becker was captured by british troops in may 1945 and was released in 1947 .
