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Bock, Max

Date of birth:
October 23rd, 1878 (Sacrau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
November 12th, 1945 (Brest-Litowsk/Belarus, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
Jabnuary 1st, 1936: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1938: Generalleutnant;
December 1st, 1940: General der Infanterie.

Career:
1898: Kaiserliche Armee;
June 15th, 1921: Resigned;
January 1st, 1935: Reichswehr;
April 1st, 1937 - October 22nd, 1939: Kommandeur 11. Infanterie-Division;
October 23rd, 1939 - February 28th, 1943: Kommandierender General, Wehrkreis XX;
April 30th, 1943: Retirement;
September 1st, 1945 - November 12th, 1945: Soviet POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
Unit:
Stellvertretender Kommandierender General, Wehrkreis XX, Heer
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

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