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Fedor von Bock

Germanyb. 3 December 1880 · d. 4 May 1945Add to favourites

Prussian field marshal. Led Army Group North in Poland, Army Group B in France and Army Group Centre in the drive on Moscow; dismissed in December 1941, briefly commanded Army Group South in 1942 and was removed again in July. Killed in an air attack days before the surrender.

Roles and commands

1 Sept 1939 – 5 Oct 1939C-in-C Army Group NorthAG North (1939) →
10 May 1940 – 25 Jun 1940C-in-C Army Group BAG B (1940) →
22 Jun 1941 – 18 Dec 1941C-in-C Army Group CentreAG Centre →
18 Jan 1942 – 9 Jul 1942C-in-C Army Group SouthAG South →

Events

1 September 1939Invasion of Poland (September Campaign)
10 May 1940Battle of France
22 June 1941Operation Barbarossa
2 October 1941Battle of Moscow

Sources

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