Alfred Becker

Alfred Becker was a German engineer and artillery officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. He was born in Krefeld. A mechanical engineer, he was best known for being the primary person responsible for converting captured vehicles and weapons into usable instruments for the German army. Using his organizational and engineering skills, he converted the Hotchkiss plant near Paris into a vehicle modification and fabrication center. There he and the men from his artillery command converted large numbers of captured French equipment to mobilize German guns, rocket launchers and mortars. Becker was Germanys expert at acquisition and conversion of captured military equipment.

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