Friedrich Köchling

Friedrich Köchling
Born	(1893-06-22)22 June 1893
Died	6 June 1970(1970-06-06) (aged 76)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Reichsheer German Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	Sudetendeutsches Freikorps (de facto) 254 Infanterie-Division XLIV. Armeekorps XLIX. Gebirgskorps X. Armeekorps LXXXI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I German-Czechoslovak War World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Aachen Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Köchling (22 June 1893 – 6 June 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 254. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Behschnitt	Commander of 254. Infanterie-Division 22 March 1942 – 5 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Reymann
Preceded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Reymann	Commander of 254. Infanterie-Division 19 November 1942 – 16 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann
Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis	Commander of XLIV. Armeekorps 30 November 1943 – 15 January 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad	Commander of XLIX. Gebirgskorps 15 February 1944 – 15 March 1944	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad
Preceded by General der Infanterie Thomas-Emil von Wickede	Commander of X. Armeekorps 25 June 1944 – 3 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack	Commander of LXXXI. Armeekorps 21 September 1944 – 10 March 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade

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