Fedor von Bock

Fedor von Bock (1880–1945) was a German army officer who commanded major formations during World War II and became a field marshal in 1940.

Invasion of Poland: Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland began World War II in Europe. Bock commanded Army Group North during the invasion.
Adolf Hitler: The leader of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. Hitler appointed Bock to field marshal and dismissed him after disputes over the eastern campaign.
German Army (Wehrmacht): The land warfare branch of Nazi Germany's armed forces from 1935 to 1945. Bock served in this army and commanded its largest operational formations.
German invasion of the Soviet Union: The 1941 German attack on the Soviet Union, conducted as a war of conquest and annihilation. Bock's command in the invasion placed his forces within a campaign shaped by criminal policies.
Battle of France: The 1940 German campaign that defeated France and its allies in western Europe. Bock led Army Group B through the Low Countries and northern France.
Walther von Brauchitsch: German field marshal who served as commander in chief of the Army from 1938 to 1941. Brauchitsch was Bock's superior during the early campaigns of World War II.
Field marshal: A senior military rank, historically among the highest in several armies. Bock received this rank in 1940, alongside other victorious German commanders.
Commissar Order: A 1941 German order directing the summary execution of captured Soviet political commissars. The order applied to German forces in Bock's theater, raising questions about command responsibility.
Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, the largest military operation of World War II. Bock commanded Army Group Center in the invasion's main advance.
Heinz Guderian: German general and theorist associated with the development and use of armored forces. Guderian's armored forces served under Bock during Operation Barbarossa and the advance on Moscow.

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