Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock | |
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Born |
Wreschen, Kingdom of Prussia |
6 May 1897
Died |
11 March 1978 Hannover, Germany |
(aged 80)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1915-1945 |
Rank | Oberführer |
Commands held | 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen, 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division, 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS |
Awards | Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuz mit Eichenlaub |
SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel)[Note 1] Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock (1897–1978) was a German Waffen-SS officer who during his career commanded three SS-divisions, the 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen, the 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division and the Latvian 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS. He was also awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub.
Contents
Summary of SS career
Dates of rank
- SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) der Reserve: 11 November 1941
- SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) der Reserve: 5 January 1942
- SS-Standartenführer (Colonel): 9 November 1943
- SS-Oberführer (Senior Colonel): 1 August 1944
Notable decorations
- Eastern Front Medal (1942)
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 July 1917)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 August 1941)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (16 September 1941)[1]
- Wound Badge in Black (?)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 28 March 1943 as SS-Obersturmführer and Oberstleutnant of the Schupo and commander of the II./SS-Polizei-Artillerie-Regiment 4[2][3]
- 570th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as SS-Oberführer and commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"[2][4]
Notes
- ^ No Wehrmacht or Western equivalent: senior to Standartenführer (Colonel) and below Brigadeführer (Brigadier), it was not considered a general-officer rank.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.
- The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror: The Full Story From Street Fighters to the Waffen-SS by Gordon Williamson (Motorbooks International, (March 1994), ISBN 0-87938-905-2, ISBN 978-0-87938-905-5).
- The Waffen-SS (2): 6. to 10. Divisions (Men-at-Arms) by Gordon Williamson (Osprey Publishing (March 25, 2004), ISBN 1-84176-590-2, ISBN 978-1-84176-590-7).
External links
- 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen at http://www.feldgrau.com/9ss.html
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Freitag |
Commander of 4th SS Polizei Division 20 October 1943 - 19 April 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner |
Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Hinrich Schuldt |
Commander of 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS 15 March 1944 - 13 April 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Obergruppenführer Bruno Streckenbach |
Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner |
Commander of 4th SS Polizei Division May 1944 - 7 May 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Hebert-Ernst Vahl |
Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Sylvester Stadler |
Commander of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen 31 July 1944 - 29 August 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Oberführer Walter Harzer |
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- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
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