Hans Beck Hans Beck Hans Beck (6 May 1929, Greiz – 30 January 2009, Markdorf) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil". Born in Greiz, Thuringia, Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf. He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings. He presented his model airplanes to Horst Brandstätter, owner of local toy company Geobra Brandstätter, who took him on, and asked him to develop toy figures for children. As a hobby Beck built ultra-lightweight model aircraft for flying indoors. He competed in
Nathan Bech Bech an honorary member of that battalion for his work with Georgian troops in Iraq. After leaving active duty and spending several years in the Individual Ready Reserve, Bech rejoined the US Army Reserves in 2009 as a Civil Affairs Officer. He deployed to Afghanistan again, this time serving as a Civil Affairs Team Chief in Kandahar. He and his team members oversaw project development in coordination with Kandahar city officials and USAID representatives in order to promote the legitimacy of the US-backed Afghan government there. Bech's projects included the successful construction of a Nursing and Midwifery Institute for the