Alois Stoeckl

Alois Stoeckl
Born	(1895-08-22)22 August 1895 Mühldorf, Germany
Died	14 August 1940(1940-08-14) (aged 44) United Kingdom
Buried at	Cannock Chase German war cemetery
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Service/branch	German Army Luftstreitkräfte Luftwaffe
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Stoeckl (also referred to as Alois Stöckl; 22 August 1895 – 14 August 1940) was an officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Alois Stoeckl was killed on 14 August 1940 after the Heinkel He 111 that he was an observer in was attacked by British Spitfires from No. 609 Squadron RAF. He was shot down by British ace John Dundas DFC and his wingman. Stoeckl and two of his crew, Oberst Walter Frank and Oberleutnant Bruno Broßle were buried at Romsey cemetery on 19 August in Graves 35, 97 and 130. Squadron Leader C.F Ashley led the burial party. They were later moved to the Cannock Chase German war cemetery.

Awards and decorations

Stöckl's grave at Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase, England

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgeschwader 55^[1]

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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Süssmann	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55 7 March 1940 – 14 August 1940	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Hans Korte

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif"

Wilhelm Antrup (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Kless Ernst Kühl (Oak Leaves) Horst Rudat Alois Stoeckl Hans Thurner (Oak Leaves)

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