Max von Bock und Polach

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Max von Bock und Polach

Max von Bock und Polach (5 September 1842 – 4 March 1915) was a

Field Marshal. He served in the military during the three wars of German unification under the leadership of Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck
.

Early life

Max came from the

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Karl von Bock und Polach
(1840-1902).

Military career

After visiting the

Franco-German War, he served as adjutant of the Lieutenant-General Adolf von Glümer, a Member of Staff of the 13th Division and was awarded the Iron Cross
II Class.

He was promoted to the rank of captain. He returned from the war and taught at the War College in Hanover. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 16. In 1872 he became à la suite of the 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment "Graf Bülow of Dennewitz" No. 55.

Von Bock und Polach became a

Hanover
. Von Bock und Polach was then promoted to general of infantry in 1897, the Commanding General of the Guard Corps.

He led the XIV Army Corps in Karlsruhe from January 27, 1902, to 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. Together with

Colmar von der Goltz
, he was appointed Field marshal by the Emperor at the New Year celebration on January 1, 1911.

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

Family

Von Bock und Polach married on April 19, 1873, in Mehrum House, Mathilde Baroness von Plettenberg (1850-1924). They had three daughters.

Honours

German orders and decorations[1]
Foreign orders and decorations[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Max Friedrich Ernst von Bock und Polach". the Prussian Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 244, 646, 948, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
  3. ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 16 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1895, p. 9 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1895, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 43, 195
  7. ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für das Jahr 1908. Meyer, Braunschweig. p. 9
  8. ^ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 11 – via hathitrust.org
  9. ^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 164 – via hathitrust.org.
  10. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1896), "Königliche Orden" p. 103
  11. ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1915, pp. 62, 106, retrieved 2 November 2019
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