Friedrich Köchling
German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1893–1970)
- World War I
- German-Czechoslovak War
- World War II
- Battle of France
- Operation Barbarossa
- Siege of Leningrad
- Battle of the Caucasus
- Battle of Aachen
- Ruhr Pocket
Friedrich Köchling (22 June 1893 – 6 June 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 254. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 217.
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 [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 | ||
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Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Behschnitt | Commander of 254. Infanterie-Division 22 March 1942 – 5 September 1942 | Succeeded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Reymann |
Preceded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Reymann | Commander of 254. Infanterie-Division 19 November 1942 – 16 August 1943 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann |
Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis | Commander of XLIV. Armeekorps 30 November 1943 – 15 January 1944 | Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis |
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad | Commander of XLIX. Gebirgskorps 15 February 1944 – 15 March 1944 | Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede | Commander of X. Armeekorps 25 June 1944 – 3 September 1944 | Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack | Commander of LXXXI. Armeekorps 21 September 1944 – 10 March 1945 | Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade |