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

[1] 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.

[1] Bechly worked for several years in clerical positions, and became employed with the German National Retail Clerks Association (DHV) in July 1900.

[1][2][3] On May 2, 1933, Adolf Hitler used his powers as the new Chancellor of Germany to dissolve all trade unions and issue arrest warrants for unionist leadership.

Bechly went into seclusion to avoid arrest, but emerged after 1945 to help form the German Salaried Employees' Union (DAG) which was established April, 1949.