Stefan Fröhlich (German general)

Stefan Fröhlich
Born	(1889-10-07)7 October 1889 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

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
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Sudetenland Medal
Aviator badge
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (11 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of Kampfgeschwader 76 ^[1]
Ärmelband Afrika
Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy)

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.

Bibliography

Alman, Karl (1998). Ritterkreuzträger des Afrikakorps [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Afrika Korps] (in German). Rastatt, Germany: VPM Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig. ISBN 978-3-8118-1457-8.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Lexikon der Wehrmacht
Stefan Fröhlich @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 76

Ernst Bormann (Oak Leaves) Eduard Brogsitter Hans Ebersbach Alfred Enßle Stefan Fröhlich Siegfried Geisler Rudolf Hallensleben Georg Hanke Friedrich Harries Hanns Heise Benno Herrmann Wilhelm-Friedrich Illg Alois Lindmayr Diether Lukesch (Oak Leaves) Karl-Hermann Millahn Horst Müller Rudolf Nacke Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Schmidt Ludwig Schulz² (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Schweickhardt (Oak Leaves) Hubert Spadiut Walter Storp³ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with Kampfgeschwader 54. ² Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5. ³ Oak Leaves with Schnellkampfgeschwader 210.

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