Fedor von Bock Biography

Birth of Fedor von Bock

Appointed Major

Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr

Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr

Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr

Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland

Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland

Bocks newly formed fast motorised tank Division captures Brest Litovsk

Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland

Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland

Creates a formation out of the 3rd & 10th Panzer & 2nd & Twentieth motorised Divisions

Leads the invasion of Czech

Has the task of seizing the Polish Corridor & threatening Warsaw from the north

Has the task of seizing the Polish Corridor & threatening Warsaw from the north

Roznan is captured by the Germans

The Polish Corridor is breached

Appointed Field Marshal, 1 of 12. Appointed Commander of the army groups for the western offensive

Appointed Field Marshal, 1 of 12. Appointed Commander of the army groups for the western offensive

Leads the German invasion of Holland

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

Crosses the borders of Belgium & Holland towards France

Commands the army group advancing through the Netherlands and Belgium.

Oversees operations seeking rapid control of Maastricht and nearby crossings.

Dismissed from the Eastern Front, following the Russian Counter-offensive in Moscow

Dismissed from the Eastern Front, following the Russian Counter-offensive in Moscow

Appointed Commander of the army groups in the Eastern front

Appointed Commander of the army groups in the Eastern front

Responsible for the siege of Moscow

Bocks AG centre troops capture Minsk

Russian divisions are sacrificed to prevent the capture of the Yelnaya rail junction

Ordered by Hitler to invade Moscow, 200 miles away

Encircles Bryansk

Encircles Bryansk

Encircles Vyazma

The deadline set by Bock in Sept for surrounding Moscow is reached

Admits there is no hope of "strategic success" after the failure to capture Moscow

Forced back 100 miles to avoid Russian encirclement. Admits there is no hope of "strategic success" after the failure to capture Moscow

Bock is dismissed by the OKW

Opposes Hitler's plans to split Operation Blue into 2 parts

Death of Fedor von Bock during an Allied raid on Hamburg