BECKER Martin ~NEW~ Martin Becker *April 12th, 1916 (Wiesbaden/Hessen, Germany) +February 8th, 2006 (Oberneisen/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) Awarded Knights Cross:May 15th, 1944 As:Oberleutnant Staffelkapitän Awarded Oakleaves: March 20th, 1945 As:Hauptmann Kommandeur, IV. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe Awarded after 58 night victories. 792nd Award. Martin Becker was born in Wiesbaden on the 12th April 1916. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1940. Early in 1943 he joined the 11./NJG 4. On August 1st 1943, the unit was re-designated as 2./NJG 6. With this unit he scored his first victory on the night of September 22nd/23rd 1943. He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./NJG 6 on October 17th 1943. On October 20th 1944 he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of IV./NJG 6. In 83 night missions, Martin Becker shot down 58 enemy planes: 23-09-1943: Avro Lancaster 18-11-1943: Short Stirling and a Handley Page Halifax 20-12-1943: Avro Lancaster and two Handley Page Halifax 20-02-1944: unknown four engined plane, two Handley Page Halifax and an Avro Lancaster 25-02-1944: two Avro Lancaster 22-03-1944: three unknown four engined planes, three Handley Page Halifax 24-03-1944: unknown four engined plane 31-03-1944: six Handley Page Halifax and one Avro Lancaster 25-04-1944: Handley Page Halifax 27-04-1944: two unknown four engined planes and an Avro Lancaster 28-04-1944: an unknown four engined plane, a Handley Page Halifax and an Avro Lancaster 26-07-1944: Avro Lancaster 29-07-1944: four Avro Lancaster 26-08-1944: two Avro Lancaster and a Handley Page Halifax Postwar signed photo measuring 4" x 6" Price: $35.00 Please contact us before ordering to confirm availability and shipping costs. Buy now with your credit card NEW~"> other ways to buy