Helmut Bechler
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Helmut Bechler

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
A.K.A.
Helmut Bernard Franz Bechler
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
2 June 1898(Lengenfeld)
Death:
9 January 1971(Kassel)
Star sign:
Gemini
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Helmut Bechler (2 June 1898 – 9 January 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 85. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 29
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 504
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (2 April 1944)
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 29.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.