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About: Alfred Becker

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Alfred Becker (20 August 1899 – 26 December 1981) was a German engineer and artillery officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he took captured British and French vehicles and refurbished and rebuilt them to supply the German army with armoured fighting vehicles. With his engineering and organizational skills, he converted the Hotchkiss plant on the outskirts of Paris into a vehicle modification and fabrication center. He used the vehicles to mobilize German guns, rocket launchers and mortars. Working with Altmärkische catenary Gmbh (Alkett), steel shielding was shipped from Germany to armour the vehicles. The men from his artillery command did the metal work and conversion on 1,800 recovered vehicles.

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  • Alfred Becker (20 August 1899 – 26 December 1981) was a German engineer and artillery officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he took captured British and French vehicles and refurbished and rebuilt them to supply the German army with armoured fighting vehicles. With his engineering and organizational skills, he converted the Hotchkiss plant on the outskirts of Paris into a vehicle modification and fabrication center. He used the vehicles to mobilize German guns, rocket launchers and mortars. Working with Altmärkische catenary Gmbh (Alkett), steel shielding was shipped from Germany to armour the vehicles. The men from his artillery command did the metal work and conversion on 1,800 recovered vehicles. During the winter of 1943-44 Becker's work focused on equipping the 21st Panzer Division. He used the tracked carriages of French light tanks to mobilize the 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun and the 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer. Becker had the tank turrets removed, mounted the guns upon the chassis and placed steel plates around the crew compartment to give them some measure of protection. The vehicles were formed into a fire support unit, the Sturmgeschütz Abteilung 200. Becker was made the commander of this motorized assault gun battalion, and led the unit during the battles in Normandy. Some of Becker's unit escaped the encirclement at Falaise and they retreated across France and into Belgium. Becker was captured in Alsace on the French/German border in December 1944. (en)
  • Le Baukommando Becker (« détachement de construction Becker ») est une unité de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, commandée par le major Alfred Becker et chargée de convertir le parc blindé français pris par les Allemands en 1940. (fr)
  • Альфред Беккер (нім. Alfred Becker; 20 серпня 1899 — 26 грудня 1981) — німецький інженер-механік, підприємець і офіцер артилерії, , майор вермахту. Кавалер Лицарського хреста Хреста Воєнних заслуг з мечами. Під час Другої світової війни Беккер прославився успішним переобладнанням трофейних французьких і британських бойових машин, зазвичай шляхом встановлення на них сучасних німецьких гармат, ракетних установок і мінометів. Загалом під його керівництвом були переобладнані близько 1800 машин. (uk)
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  • (to 1945)
  • (to 1918)
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  • 200
  • 12th Battery, 227th Artillery Regiment, 227th Infantry Division
  • Becker
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  • 1918-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1916-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • (en)
  • German Cross in Gold (en)
  • Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross (en)
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  • World War I (en)
  • World War II * Battle of the Netherlands * Siege of Leningrad * Battle of Normandy (en)
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  • 1899-08-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Alfred Becker (en)
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  • 12 (xsd:integer)
  • 200 (xsd:integer)
  • (en)
  • Becker (en)
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  • February 2022 (en)
  • March 2022 (en)
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  • 1981-12-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Viersen (en)
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  • Alfred Becker (en)
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  • The current source is insufficiently reliable . (en)
  • maintaining a small supply of important parts and a large supply of less important parts is so counterintuitive that explanation is needed. (en)
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  • 1916 (xsd:integer)
  • 1939 (xsd:integer)
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  • File:Alfred Becker signiture.2.jpg (en)
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  • Le Baukommando Becker (« détachement de construction Becker ») est une unité de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, commandée par le major Alfred Becker et chargée de convertir le parc blindé français pris par les Allemands en 1940. (fr)
  • Альфред Беккер (нім. Alfred Becker; 20 серпня 1899 — 26 грудня 1981) — німецький інженер-механік, підприємець і офіцер артилерії, , майор вермахту. Кавалер Лицарського хреста Хреста Воєнних заслуг з мечами. Під час Другої світової війни Беккер прославився успішним переобладнанням трофейних французьких і британських бойових машин, зазвичай шляхом встановлення на них сучасних німецьких гармат, ракетних установок і мінометів. Загалом під його керівництвом були переобладнані близько 1800 машин. (uk)
  • Alfred Becker (20 August 1899 – 26 December 1981) was a German engineer and artillery officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he took captured British and French vehicles and refurbished and rebuilt them to supply the German army with armoured fighting vehicles. With his engineering and organizational skills, he converted the Hotchkiss plant on the outskirts of Paris into a vehicle modification and fabrication center. He used the vehicles to mobilize German guns, rocket launchers and mortars. Working with Altmärkische catenary Gmbh (Alkett), steel shielding was shipped from Germany to armour the vehicles. The men from his artillery command did the metal work and conversion on 1,800 recovered vehicles. (en)
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  • Alfred Becker (en)
  • Baukommando Becker (fr)
  • Альфред Беккер (uk)
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  • Alfred Becker (en)
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