Friedrich Koch (general)

Friedrich Koch
Born	15 January 1879 Odenkirchen
Died	Bonn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1931) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer Waffen SS
Years of service	1897–31 1937–42
Rank	General der Infanterie Gruppenführer
Commands held	254. Infanterie-Division XXXIV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Koch (15 January 1879 – 3 November 1961) was a highly decorated 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (18 August 1917)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Hanseatic Cross of Bremen
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIV. Armeekorps

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards
• Friedrich Koch @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 25, 2011)

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