Karl Beck Military person

Karl Beck (20 September 1911 – 17 January 1945) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Karl Beck was killed on 17 January 1945 near Radom, Poland.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 20, 1911
Birth place
Germany , Bayreuth
Date of deathJanuary 17, 1945
Place of death
Poland , Radom

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Caucasus
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Crimean Offensive
World War II
Battle of France
Kerch–Eltigen Operation
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Vistula–Oder Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandGrenadier-Regiment 290
service start1933
service end1945

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