Gottfried Frölich
Gottfried Frölich (born June 3, 1894 in Dresden , † July 30, 1959 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Frölich served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. During the Second World War he was in command of the 36th Motorized Infantry Division and the 8th Panzer Division .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on January 2, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 20, 1943
Web links
- Military short biography with photo on Axis Biographical Research (English)
- SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT SPECIAL CAMP 11 - Gottfried Frölich (1894–1959) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 157 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Happy, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1959 |
| Place of death | Heidenheim an der Brenz |