Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
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Born | ( 1897-05-06 ) 6 May 1897 |
Died | 11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) (aged 80) |
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Years of service | 1915–45 |
Rank | Oberführer |
Commands held | SS Division Hohenstaufen , 4th SS Polizei Division , Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock (6 May 1897 – 11 March 1978) was a German Waffen-SS commander during World War II who led three SS divisions, the SS Division Hohenstaufen , 4th SS Polizei Division , Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) . He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany .
Awards
- 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]
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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]
- 570th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as SS- Oberführer and commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" [2]
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- 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. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6 .
Military offices | ||
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Preceded
by
SS-Brigadeführer
Fritz Freitag
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Commander of
4th SS Polizei Division
20 October 1943 – 19 April 1944 |
Succeeded
by
SS-Brigadeführer
Jürgen Wagner
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Preceded
by
SS-Gruppenführer
Hinrich Schuldt
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Commander of
19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS
15 March 1944 – 13 April 1944 |
Succeeded
by
SS-Obergruppenführer
Bruno Streckenbach
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Preceded
by
SS-Brigadeführer
Jürgen Wagner
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Commander of
4th SS Polizei Division
May 1944 – 7 May 1944 |
Succeeded
by
SS-Brigadeführer
Hebert-Ernst Vahl
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Preceded
by
SS-Brigadeführer
Sylvester Stadler
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Commander of
9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
31 July 1944 – 29 August 1944 |
Succeeded
by
SS-Oberführer
Walter Harzer
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