(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Viktor Koch
Born: 29 Nov 1895 in Niederbronn, Alsace (Elsaß)
Died: 22 Dec 1942 near Voronezh, USSR (Killed)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Apr 1914); Leutnant (07 Jun 1914); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1918); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1926); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (nachträglich) (23 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Aug 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 136th Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon-Leader (06 Aug 1913-00 May 1917)
Company-Leader in the 136th Infantry-Regiment (00 May 1917-1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 136th Infantry-Regiment (1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1927)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Commander of Unteroffizier-School Celle (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Deutsch-Krone (01 Oct 1932-01 Aug 1935)
Instructor at the War Academy (01 Aug 1935-01 Aug 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of IX. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1938-15 Oct 1939)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Border-Section-Command South (15 Oct 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of II. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1939-27 May 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (27 May 1942-26 Aug 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 340th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 299th Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1942-05 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 323rd Infantry-Division (05 Nov 1942-22 Dec 1942)
Killed (22 Dec 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (22 Jun 1942)


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