Albert von Schoch

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Albert Schoch , from 1909 Ritter von Schoch , (* July 23, 1860 in Munich ; † March 8, 1943 ibid), was a Bavarian infantry general in World War I and from 1940 until his death Grand Chancellor of the Military Max Joseph Order .

Life

origin

His great-grandfather was the Swiss revolutionary Johann Felix Schoch (1768–1817), who was sentenced to death, and his grandfather was the manager of the Steingaden military foal farm, Johann Erhard Schoch (1788–1839). His parents were Karl Wilhelm Schoch (1821–1868), Colonel in the Bavarian General Staff , and his wife Marie, née Heymann from Nuremberg . His brothers Gustav , Emil and Karl were also generals in the Bavarian army.

Military career

Schoch came from the cadet corps on August 8, 1879 as a portepeefähnrich in the infantry body regiment of the Bavarian Army . There he became second lieutenant in November 1881 . In 1884/85 he worked as a teacher for the topographical recordings of the war school. From 1891 to 1894 Schoch graduated from the military academy , which made him qualified for the general staff. In the further course of his military career Schoch became a captain in 1896 and as a major in 1904 battalion commander in the 11th Infantry Regiment "von der Tann" . In 1905 he was transferred to the General Staff of the 1st Army Corps and the following year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . As a colonel , Schoch became the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment "Prince Karl of Bavaria" in 1909 . For his services he was awarded the Order of the Bavarian Crown and was allowed to call himself Knight von Schoch from May 14, 1909 after being entered into the knight class of the nobility register .

From October 15, 1911 to April 21, 1912, Schoch was the director of the War Academy, succeeding his brother Karl. He then became a major general in command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in Augsburg . Schoch gave this command and was promoted to Lieutenant General on December 18, 1913, when he was appointed commander of the 1st Division .

Schoch commanded his division after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 a. a. during the battle of Lorraine , Nancy - Épinal and the Somme . In 1915 the division was involved in the autumn battle at La Bassée and Arras and the trench warfare in Artois , in 1916 it took part in the battles of Verdun and the Somme . For his services as division commander during the fighting for the Vimy Heights, Schoch was accepted as a knight in the Military Max Joseph Order on February 8, 1916. In mid-January 1917 Schoch gave up the division, was promoted to General of the Infantry and to Commanding General of the General Command z. b. V. 63 appointed to the occupation army in Romania . In the same year he was presented à la suite of the 3rd Infantry Regiment "Prince Karl of Bavaria".

After the war was over and he was returned to Germany, Schoch was put up for disposal on August 19, 1919 and retired from active service.

Honors

In addition to the Military Max Joseph Order and the Order of the Bavarian Crown, Schoch u. a. Holder of the Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht with a gold star and swords, the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with swords, and the Bavarian Order of Military Merit, 1st class with swords.

In addition, the Schoch barracks in Landshut was named after him in September 1938.

family

Schoch married Elise Heymann on May 31, 1898 in Hamburg , with whom he had a son.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . P. 567.
  2. ^ Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: Virtuti pro Patria. The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Acts of War and Book of Honor 1914-1918. Self-published by the Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Munich 1966. p. 136.
personal data
SURNAME Schoch, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schoch, Albert Ritter von; Schoch, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian general of the infantry in the First World War
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1943
Place of death Munich