Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Wilhelm Becker
Born: 27 Oct 1897 in Hanau
Died: 09 Jan 1964 in G�ttingen
Diploma In Engineering: 00 Feb 1933
Promotions:
F�hnrich (06 Dec 1914); Leutnant (02 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Rittmeister (01 Oct 1931); Hauptmsnn (umernannt) (01 Dec 1933); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Accepted into the Army and Officer-Candidate in the 88th Infantry-Regiment (07 Sep 1914-02 Sep 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 88th Infantry-Regiment (02 Sep 1915-18 Feb 1916)
Pilot-Training (19 Feb 1916-18 Jul 1916)
Pilot in a Field-Flying-Battalion (19 Jul 1916-05 Dec 1916)
Auxiliary-Officer in a Flying-School (06 Dec 1916-23 Jan 1917)
Officer with Special Duties at the Single-Seat-Fighter-School (24 Jan 1917-09 Jun 1917)
Fighter-Flying-Introductions (10 Jun 1917-15 Jun 1917)
Pilot with the 30th Fighter-Squadron (16 Jun 1917-29 Mar 1918)
Instructor at the Observer-School in Thorn (30 Mar 1918-31 Jul 1919)
Ordinance-Officer in the General-Government of Thorn (01 Aug 1919-20 Jan 1920)
With the Air-Base at Stolp (21 Jan 1920-09 May 1920)
With the 11th Motorised-Battalion (10 May 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1928)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College in Charlottenburg (01 Oct 1929-22 Mar 1933)
Detached to the 1st Mounted-Regiment (23 Feb 1933-31 Mar 1933)
Detached to the RWM (01 Apr 1933-30 Nov 1933)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Dec 1933-30 Nov 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe and Advisor in the RLM (01 Dec 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Detached to the Flying-Group �G�ppingen� (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group �G�ppingen� and Air-Base-Commandant of G�ppingen (01 Jul 1935-1936)
Group-Director in the Technical Office, RLM (1936-28 Feb 1937)
Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command V (01 Mar 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Officer with Special Duties in the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (30 Sep 1937-11 Oct 1937)
Department-Chief in the Economic-Staff, RKM (12 Oct 1937-31 Jan 1938)
Department-Chief in the Economic-Staff, WWI, OKW (01 Feb 1938-31 Oct 1942)
Chief of the Field-Economics-Office, OKW (01 Nov 1942-18 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (18 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 09.11.1941


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