Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Fedor von Bock

Battles of Fedor von Bock

German field marshal (1880–1945)

Fedor von Bock is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1942: 11 battles and 1 siege across 6 present-day countries, most in Poland (2), Belgium (2), Netherlands (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,464 km apart end to end, 588 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eastern Front (5), Western Front (3), World War II (3).

Siege of GdyniaGerman invasion of BelgiumBattle of MaastrichtBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of BryanskBattle of VoronezhBarvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveBattle of FranceGerman invasion of the NetherlandsBattle of MoscowBattle of SmolenskSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of FranceGerman invasion of the NetherlandsBattle of MoscowBattle of SmolenskSecond Battle of KharkovKyivViennaStockholmGenevaSt. PetersburgMilanFrankfurtBucharestHamburgWarsaw1000 km52.326N, 21.939E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 1 engagements1940: 4 engagements4 in 19401941: 4 engagements4 in 19411942: 3 engagements19391942
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Gdynia, 1939Battle of France, 1940German invasion of Belgium, 1940Battle of Maastricht, 1940German invasion of the Netherlands, 1940Battle of Moscow, 1941Battle of Smolensk, 1941Battle of Białystok–Minsk, 1941Battle of Bryansk, 1941Battle of Voronezh, 1942Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive, 1942Second Battle of Kharkov, 194219391942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
8 September 1939Siege of GdyniaGdynia, PolandGerman victory
1940Battle of FranceFrance, Belgium1,029 km WAxis victory
1940German invasion of BelgiumBelgium0 km NGerman victory
10 May 1940Battle of MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands75 km EGerman victory
1940German invasion of the NetherlandsNetherlands163 km NGerman victory
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow Oblast, Soviet Union2,110 km NESoviet victory
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Soviet Union370 km WGerman victory
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarus, Poland917 km WGerman victory
1941Battle of BryanskRussia1,044 km EGerman victory
1942Battle of VoronezhRussia372 km SEAxis victory
31 January 1942Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveUkraine345 km SWSoviet victory
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovKharkiv, Ukraine38 km NAxis victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.