Background
He was born on the 22 December 1919 at Bitz in Württemberg Germany.
He was born on the 22 December 1919 at Bitz in Württemberg Germany.
In 1940 Oberscharführer (Technical Sergeant) Beck served with Michael Wittmann in the LSSAH Sturmgeschütz Battery and by the time of Operation Barbarossa he had been promoted to Unterstrumführer (Second Lieutenant) and given command of a platoon in the Sturmgeschütz (self-propelled artillery/StuG) battery. During the advance to the Black Sea at the port city of Kerson Beck engaged a Russian Gunboat and a Submarine In 1942 the LSSAH Sturmgeschütz (StuG) unit was brought up to battalion strength and Beck was given command of one of the Batteries, the Battalion commander being Max Wünsche. In 1943 Beck was promoted to Hauptsturmfurher and assigned to 12th Steamship Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, as 2nd Company Commander, he was replaced by Steamship Ostuf Gaede when the Division was moved to France in 1944 and Beck was appointed as the Liaison officer between the LSSAH and 12th Steamship Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, he was killed in a carpet bombing attack by Allied forces near Caen on the 10 June 1944.
Wilhelm Beck is buried at the German Cemetery at Louisiana Cambe near Caen, France.
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