Gottfried Frölich

Gottfried Fröhlich
Gottfried Fröhlich
Born	3 June 1894; Dresden
Died	30 July 1959 (aged 65); Heidenheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	36. Grenadier-Division; 8. Panzer-Division
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battles of Rzhev; Battle of Smolensk (1943); Lower Dnieper Offensive; Battle of Kiev (1943); Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive; Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive; Battle of the Dukla Pass; Siege of Budapest;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gottfried Fröhlich (3 June 1894 – 30 July 1959) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht 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. Gottfried Fröhlich was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in May 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Military Order of St. Henry (15 April 1918)
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (2 January 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 20 December 1943 as Oberst and commander of 8. Panzer-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann	Commander of 36. Grenadier-Division 10 August 1943 - 20 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Sebastian Fichtner	Commander of 8. Panzer-Division 20 September 1943 – 1 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Werner Friebe
Preceded by Generalmajor Werner Friebe	Commander of 8. Panzer-Division 21 July 1944 – 5 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinrich-Georg Hax

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.

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