Beck, Karl (WH-Grenadier/GR280)
- Date of birth:
- September 20th, 1911 (Bayreuth/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 17th, 1945 (Radom, Poland)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Pulawy
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Karl Beck died on 17th January 1945 as Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 290 with the rank of Oberst.
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 9th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. / Infanterie-Regiment 282
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur I. / Grenadier-Regiment 290 / 98.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1943
“On the 20.03.1943 the Grenadier-Regiment 290 launched a counterattack against the village of Djuki (southwest of Vyazma) and the positions to the north of the village. The unit was opposed by a bitterly defending enemy force that had about 1500 men and 20 tanks. Following the loss of all his Kompanie commanders, Major Beck would fight at the spearhead of the Bataillon while escorted by the officers of his staff, and he would be the first to reach the old frontline following hours of bitter melee and bunker combat. In the process he was badly wounded.
The recapture of Djuki and the old frontline was decisive for the continued conduct of battle by the Division. The enemy lost a total of 750 dead along with large numbers of MGs, mortars and rifles in the sector of the Bataillon. This outstanding, brave and decisive deed constitutes the most recent link in an unbroken chain of brave actions during this war.”
Sources
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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