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Hellmuth Becker | |
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Born | Altruppin, German Empire | 12 August 1902
Died | 28 February 1953 Prison camp No. 337, Sverdlovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 50)
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | SS 1934–45 |
Years of service | 1920–45 |
Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
Unit | SS Division Totenkopf |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hellmuth Becker (12 August 1902, Alt Ruppin, Neuruppin – 28 February 1953) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. In World War II, he led the SS Division Totenkopf and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Post-war, Becker was tried by Soviet authorities twice, for war crimes and sabotage and was executed in 1953, after the second trial.