Fedor von Bock, (1880-1945) – one of the most famous German military leaders during the initial period of World War II, he commanded armies and army groups during the Anschluss of Austria, the invasions of Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium. Fedor von Bock was promoted to Field Marshal on July 19, 1940.
von Bock, commander of Heeresgruppe Mitte during the invasion of the USSR, commanded the attack on Moscow in the fall of 1941. He spoke out against war crimes on the territory of the USSR, and later criticized Hitler’s military plans.
Due to disagreements with the Fuhrer, on July 15, 1942, Fedor von Bock was removed from command and sent to the reserve. In the future, he did not take part in hostilities, he lived in Bavaria. In May 1945, after Hitler’s suicide, he offered his services to the new government headed by Karl Dönitz. On May 3, 1945, von Bock was seriously wounded when a British aircraft fired at his car on the Kiel highway and the next day he died in hospital from his wounds.
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