Rudolf Koch-Erpach

Rudolf Koch , Koch-Erpach since 1939 (born April 9, 1886 in Munich , † November 27, 1971 in Boll ), was a German officer , most recently a general of the cavalry in World War II .

Life

family

He was the son of the Bavarian Major General Anton Koch (1854–1926). Koch married Emmy Dacqué in 1908. The marriage had two children.

Military career

Koch attended a humanistic grammar school and in 1904 joined the 2nd Uhlan regiment "King" of the Bavarian Army as a flag junior . There he became a lieutenant in 1906 and in 1910 he was transferred to the 6th Chevaulegers regiment “Prince Albrecht of Prussia” . From 1912 Koch graduated from the War Academy , which he had to abandon early due to the outbreak of the First World War . After the end of the war, Koch was accepted into the Reichswehr . As a general staff officer , he was a member of the staffs of various units and was appointed commander of the 8th Infantry Division in 1935. In 1942 Koch-Erpach was commander of military district VIII in Breslau and in the last days of the war he was in charge of the 1st Army .

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
• Bavarian Order of Military Merit IV class with swords and crown
• Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class with war decorations
• Silver Liakat medal with sabers
• Iron crescent
• Officer of the Bulgarian Military Order of Merit
• Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on June 24, 1940
• German silver cross on November 24, 1944

literature

• Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 7: Knabe – Luz. Biblio Publishing House. Bissendorf 2004. ISBN 3-7648-2902-8 . Pp. 48-50.
• Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . Pp. 495-496.

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. 496.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1924. p. 142.
3. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
4. ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall , Veit Scherzer: The German Cross 1941-1945. History and owner. Volume II. Publishing house Klaus D. Patzwall. Norderstedt 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X . P. 546