Karl Bock (officer)
Appearance
Dipl.-Ing. Karl Bock | |
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Born | Legelshurst | 9 November 1899
Died | 20 January 1943 Ssamurskaja, Soviet Union | (aged 43)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer SS |
Years of service | 1917–20 1930–43 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves (Heer) Brigadeführer (SS) |
Service number | NSDAP #411630 SS #8,569 |
Commands | III./Infanterie-Regiment 97 |
Battles / wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dipl.-Ing. Karl Bock[Notes 1] (9 November 1899 – 20 January 1943) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Bock was killed on 20 January 1943, near Ssamurskaja, Soviet Union. He was posthumously promoted to Major der Reserve and Brigadeführer.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
- 1st Class (9 August 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (16 March 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 97[1]
Notes
- ^ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Ortenaukreis
- German military personnel of World War I
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- SS-Brigadeführer
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War I prisoners of war held by France