Stefan Fröhlich

Stefan Fröhlich

Born	7 October 1889(1889-10-07) Orşova, Austria-Hungary
Died	2 October 1978(1978-10-02) (aged 88) Graz, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Austrian Army (1908-1938) Luftwaffe (1938–1945)
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 76 Fliegerführer Afrika 2. Flieger-Division IX. Fliegerkorps Luftwaffenkommando Südost II. Fliegerkorps Luftflotte 10
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of the Bzura Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain North African Campaign Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Stefan Fröhlich (7 October 1889 – 2 October 1978) was a highly decorated General der Flieger in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
Cross of Honor
Sudetenland Medal
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (11 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of Kampfgeschwader 76 ^[1]
Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.

Bibliography

Alman, Karl (1998). Ritterkreuzträger des Afrikakorps (in German). Rastatt, Germany: VPM Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig. ISBN 3-8118-1457-5.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of I./Kampfgeschwader 76 1 May 1939 - 17 November 1939	Succeeded by Major Ludwig Schulz
Preceded by Oberst Paul Schultheiss	Commander of Kampfgeschwader 76 17 November 1939 – 26 February 1941	Succeeded by Oberst Dr. Ing. Ernst Bormann
Preceded by None	Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika 24 February 1941 – 10 April 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Theo Osterkamp
Preceded by None	Commander of 2. Flieger-Division 12 April 1942 - 1 November 1942	Succeeded by General der Flieger Johannes Fink
Preceded by General der Flieger Joachim Coeler	Commander of IX. Fliegerkorps 29 December 1942 – 3 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz
Preceded by General der Flieger Martin Fiebig	Commander of Luftwaffenkommando Südost 1 September - 22 October 1944	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Flieger Johannes Fink	Commander of II. Fliegerkorps January 1945 – 1 February 1945	Succeeded by General der Flieger Martin Fiebig
Preceded by General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel	Commander of Luftflotte 10 27 February 1945 - 30 April 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Froehlich, Stefan
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	7 October 1889
Place of birth	Orşova, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	10 October 1978
Place of death	Graz, Austira