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 First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Austrian Army Luftwaffe
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 76 Fliegerführer Afrika 2. Flieger-Division 9th Air Corps Luftwaffenkommando Südost 2nd Air Corps Luftflotte 10
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
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 a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Generalmajor and commander of Kampfgeschwader 76 ^[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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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) Stefan Fröhlich Alois Lindmayr Diether Lukesch (Oak Leaves) Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (Oak Leaves) Ludwig Schulz (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Schweickhardt (Oak Leaves) Walter Storp (Oak Leaves)

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