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{{Infobox military person
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|name=Friedrich Koch
|name=Friedrich Koch
|birth_date=15 January 1879
|birth_date=15 January 1879
|death_date={{dda|1961|11|3|1879|1|15|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1961|11|3|1879|1|15|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Odenkirchen]]
|birth_place=[[Odenkirchen]]
|death_place=[[Bonn]]
|death_place=[[Bonn]]
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|caption=
|caption=
|nickname=
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|allegiance={{flagicon|German Empire}} [[German Empire]] (to 1918)<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Weimar Republic]] (to 1931)<br>{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany]]
|allegiance=<!---- {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1931)<br/>----->{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch=[[Heer]]<br>[[Waffen SS]]
|branch=[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army (Wehrmacht)]]<br/>[[Waffen SS]]
|serviceyears=1897&ndash;1931<br>1937&ndash;1942
|serviceyears=<!---- 1897–31<br/>1937–42 ---->
|rank= [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]]<br>[[Gruppenführer]]
|rank=[[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General of the Infantry]]<br/>[[Gruppenführer]]
|commands=254. Infanterie-Division<br>XXXIV. Armeekorps
|commands=254. Infanterie-Division<br/>XXXIV. Armeekorps
|unit=
|unit=
|battles=[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]
|battles=<!---- [[World War I]]
---------->
[[World War II]]
*[[Battle of France]]
<!--- *[[Battle of France]]
*[[Battle of Dunkirk]]
*[[Battle of Dunkirk]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
*[[Battle of Uman]]
*[[Battle of Uman]]
*[[Battle of Kiev (1941)]]
*[[Battle of Kiev (1941)]] --->
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|laterwork=}}
|laterwork=}}


'''Friedrich Koch''' (15 January 1879 &ndash; 3 November 1961) was a highly decorated [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]] who commanded the XXXXIV corps. 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.
'''Friedrich Wilhelm Koch''' (15 January 1879 – 3 November 1961) was a German general during [[World War II]] who commanded the [[XXXXIV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXXXIV corps]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]].


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
* [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
<!----- * [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class
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* [[Hanseatic Cross]] of Hamburg
* [[Hanseatic Cross]] of Hamburg
* Hanseatic Cross of Bremen
* Hanseatic Cross of Bremen
* [[Cross of Honor]]
* [[Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918]]
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class ---->
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 13 October 1941 as ''[[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]]'' and commander of XXXXIV. Armeekorps<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. .</ref>
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 13 October 1941 as ''[[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]]'' and commander of XXXXIV. Armeekorps<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. .</ref>


==References==
==References==

;Citations
===Citations===
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;Bibliography

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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
|last=Fellgiebel
* Scherzer, Veit (2007). ''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'' (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KochFriedrich.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht]
*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/41617 World War 2 Awards]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110125185643/http://geocities.com/Pentagon/bunker/7729/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General2/KOCH_FRITZ.html Friedrich Koch @ Axis Biographical Research]


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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
| portal1=Biography
| NAME = Koch, Friedrich (general)
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German General and Knight's Cross recipients
| DATE OF BIRTH = 15 January 1879
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Odenkirchen]], [[Germany]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 3 November 1961
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Bonn]], [[Germany]]
}}
}}

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[[Category:1961 deaths]]
[[Category:Wehrmacht generals]]
[[Category:German Army generals of World War II]]
[[Category:SS generals]]
[[Category:Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)]]
[[Category:People from North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:SS-Gruppenführer]]
[[Category:German military personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:German Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:German military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Mönchengladbach]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Cross of Honor]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross]]

[[fr:Friedrich Koch (général)]]

Latest revision as of 07:06, 6 September 2024

Friedrich Koch
Born15 January 1879
Odenkirchen
Died3 November 1961(1961-11-03) (aged 82)
Bonn
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Waffen SS
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Gruppenführer
Commands254. Infanterie-Division
XXXIV. Armeekorps
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (15 January 1879 – 3 November 1961) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXXIV corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. .

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
None
 Commander of 254. Infanterie-Division
26 August 1939 – 30 April 1940 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Walter Behschnitt
Preceded by
None
 Commander of the XXXXIV. Armeekorps
1 May 1940 – 10 December 1941 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Otto Stapf
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