Fedor von Bock- Signed Hoffmann Postcard (Field Marshal & Pour le Mérite)

Description: 3.5X5.5 Sepia vintage original Hoffmann picture postcard signed in fountain pen ink by Fedor von Bock. In excellent condition. (1880-1945) Moritz Albrecht Franz Friedrich Fedor von Bock was a German Field Marshal who served in the German army during the Second World War. As a leader who lectured his soldiers about the honor of dying for the German Fatherland, he was nicknamed "Der Sterber". Bock served as the commander of Army Group North during the Invasion of Poland in 1939, commander of Army Group B during the Invasion of France in 1940, and later as the commander of Army Group Center during the attack on the Soviet Union in 1941; his final command was that of Army Group South in 1942. In the remaining years of World War Two, Von Bock led a secluded life in Bavaria. After Hitler’s death, he offered his services to the new – and last - Reichsregierung headed by Dönitz (Bio Dönitz) in Flensburg. In the last days of the war, however, fate struck. On May 3rd, 1945, while driving to Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Von Bock’s car was attacked by R.A.F. fighter bombers. He was mortally injured and died the day after in the navy hospital in Oldenburg. AwardsOrder of the Crown, 4th class (Prussia, 13 September 1911)Iron Cross of 19142nd class – 18 September 19141st class – 30 October 1916Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (25 October 1916)Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria-Hungary, 24 June 1915)Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria, 9 February 1917)Military Merit Cross, 2nd class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 3 August 1917)Hanseatic Crosses of Hamburg (19 September 1917) and Bremen (30 January 1918)Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight 1st class with Swords (Baden, 10 January 1918)Order of the Crown, Knight's Cross with Swords (Württemberg 25 January 1918)Pour le Mérite (1 April 1918)Order of Military Merit, Commander's Cross (Bulgaria, 2 August 1918)Service Award (1920)Silesian Eagle, 1st and 2nd class (15 April 1921)Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st class with 4th class; Oak Leaves added on 12 September 1939Anschluss MedalSudetenland MedalOrder of the Yugoslav Crown, 1st class (June 1939)Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class (22 September 1939)Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (27 August 1940)Order of Michael the Brave (Romania)3rd class – 29 July 19421st class – September 1942Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary with Swords (27 November 1942)Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1939 as Generaloberst and Commander-in-Chief of Heeresgruppe Nord

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