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Friedrich Köchling
Born	(1893-06-22)22 June 1893
Died	6 June 1970(1970-06-06) (aged 76)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Imperial German Army  Reichsheer  German Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	Sudetendeutsches Freikorps (de facto) 254 Infanterie-Division XLIV. Armeekorps XLIX. Gebirgskorps X. Armeekorps LXXXI. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I German-Czechoslovak War World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Aachen Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Köchling (22 June 1893 – 6 June 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 254. Infanterie-Division

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 217.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Biography

• 1893 births
• 1970 deaths
• People from Ahaus
• German Army generals of World War II
• Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
• German Army personnel of World War I
• Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
• Recipients of the Gold German Cross
• Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
• German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
• Military personnel from the Province of Westphalia
• Reichswehr personnel
• 20th-century Freikorps personnel
• Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia