Albert Stecken

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German general and Knight's Cross recipient

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::summary German general and Knight's Cross recipient ::

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FieldValue
nameAlbert Stecken
birth_date
death_date
allegianceNazi Germany
West Germany
branchLuftwaffe
serviceyears1935–45
1956–77
rankMajor (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
unit8th Parachute Division
battlesSpanish Civil War
World War II
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Albert Stecken (24 January 1915 – 24 August 2011) was an officer in the Fallschirmjäger of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

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Bibliography

  • {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
  • {{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Franz |last2=Wegmann |first2=Günter |year=1986 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-1461-8

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References

  1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 292.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 331.

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