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| Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1897-05-06)6 May 1897 |
| Died | 11 March 1978(1978-03-11) (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1915–45 |
| Rank | Oberführer |
| Commands | 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 |
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)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 August 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (16 September 1941)
- 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
- 570th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as SS-Oberführer and commander of the 9. SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen"
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySS-Brigadeführer Fritz Freitag | Commander of 4th SS Polizei Division 20 October 1943 – 19 April 1944 |
Succeeded bySS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner |
| Preceded bySS-Gruppenführer Hinrich Schuldt | Commander of 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS 15 March 1944 – 13 April 1944 |
Succeeded bySS-Obergruppenführer Bruno Streckenbach |
| Preceded bySS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner | Commander of 4th SS Polizei Division May 1944 – 7 May 1944 |
Succeeded bySS-Brigadeführer Hebert-Ernst Vahl |
| Preceded bySS-Brigadeführer Sylvester Stadler | Commander of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen 31 July 1944 – 29 August 1944 |
Succeeded bySS-Oberführer Walter Harzer |
- 1897 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Września
- People from the Province of Posen
- Prussian Army personnel
- SS-Oberführer
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- Waffen-SS personnel