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Beckmann, Theodor

Date of birth:
September 24th, 1897 (Everswinkel/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 10th, 1962 (Münster/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, IV. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
December 23rd, 1942
Awarded for his leadership of the IV./Kampfgeschwader z.B.V. 1 during its efforts to provide aerial resupply to Rommel’s forces. By this time the Gruppe had been involved in supplying the German-Italian forces in North Africa for about half a year, providing invaluable support to the Axis forces in this theatre during the process.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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