Max von Bock and Polach

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Max Friedrich Ernst von Bock and Polach (born September 5, 1842 in Trier , † March 4, 1915 in Hanover ) was a Prussian field marshal .

Life

origin

Max came from the Meissen noble family Bock and Polach and was the second eldest son of the Prussian captain Ernst von Bock and Polach (1799-1849). His older brother was the later Lord Mayor of Mülheim an der Ruhr , Karl von Bock and Polach (1840-1902).

Military career

After visiting the cadet corps , Bock and Polach joined the 55th Infantry Regiment together with his brother Karl in 1860 as a second lieutenant . In 1864 he fought in the German-Danish War and in 1866 in the German War . During the Franco-German War was Bock and Polach as adjutant of Lieutenant General Adolf von Glümer member of the staff of the 13th Division and was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class.

For Captain transported, he returned from the war and taught at the Military School Hannover. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 16 . In 1872 he was assigned to the General Staff à la suite of the 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 55. As a lieutenant colonel , he took over the post of chief of staff of the 8th Army Corps in Koblenz in 1874 . In 1875 he moved to the General Staff of the 31st Division in Strasbourg , where he was promoted to major on September 20, 1876 . He then moved to the General Command of the XV. Army Corps . From 1882 to 1884 Bock and Polach was then a member of the Great General Staff in Berlin . After his promotion to lieutenant colonel, he returned to Strasbourg in 1885 for the XV. Army Corps and became Chief of the General Staff. As such, he was promoted to colonel in 1887 . After Bock and Polach had become major general in 1890 , he returned the following year as a member of the senior military study commission and quartermaster in the general staff. When he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1893, he was appointed commander of the 20th division in Hanover . As a general of the infantry , Bock and Polach was commanding general of the Guard Corps from 1897 .

After he was made Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle at the beginning of 1902 , he led the XIV Army Corps in Karlsruhe between January 27, 1902 and September 10, 1907 . In 1907 he became inspector general of the III. Army inspection in Hanover. On September 18, 1908 he was appointed Colonel-General conveyed. Together with Alfred von Schlieffen and Colmar von der Goltz , he was appointed Prussian field marshal at the New Year's celebration on January 1st, 1911 by Kaiser Wilhelm II .

In the autumn of 1912 he submitted his resignation , which was granted with effect from September 13, 1912.

family

Bock and Polach married Mathilde Freiin von Plettenberg (1850-1924) on April 19, 1873 in Haus Mehrum . From this marriage three daughters were born. His only son, Hans, died on June 14, 1915 as a captain and company commander in the 1st Guards Regiment on foot near Wilkie Oczy (Galicia).

Tomb

Max von Bock and Polach was buried in the Stöcken city cemetery. The tomb was designed by City Planning Director Paul Wolf .

Awards

Bock and Polach have received many awards for his services. The Prussian king appointed him canon of Brandenburg an der Havel and head of the infantry regiment "Freiherr von Sparr" (3rd Westphalian) No. 16.

He was also the holder of the following medals and decorations :

literature

  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Part A, 33 vol., Gotha 1934, p. 59.
  • Lübeck General-Anzeiger . Lübeck, March 6, 1915, article: Field Marshal von Bock and Pollach †.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Wolf: Stadthannoversche Friedhofskunst in old and new times , in ders. (Ed.): Hannover , ed. in agreement with the City of Hanover, Berlin-Halensee: "Dari", Deutscher Architektur- und Industrie-Verlag, 1922, pp. 118–125; here: see Fig. 168 on p. 122
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg Army Corps for 1914 , Ed .: War Ministry , Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 180
personal data
SURNAME Bock and Polach, Max von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bock and Polach, Max Friedrich Ernst von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Field Marshal General
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1915
Place of death Hanover