Hans Bechly

Hans Georg Wilhelm Bechly (1871–1954) was a German labor leader and trade unionist.

Early life

Hans Georg Wilhelm Bechly was born on November 20, 1871, to Adolph and Anna (Gragow) Bechly in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany. He married Clara Graf in 1909, and they had two children.

Hans trained as an apprentice from 1889 to 1893 in Rostock, Germany, and he served the military with the Queen Elisabeth Grenadier Guards Regiment in Charlottenburg 1893–1894. In 2001 the DAG merged with four unions of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) to form Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, which is currently known as Ver.di.

Recognition

Bechly was a recipient of the Order of the Crown (Prussia), 4th Class. In 1952, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.