Gottfried Fröhlich Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 03, 1894
Birth place
Germany , Dresden
Date of deathJuly 30, 1959
Place of death
Germany , Heidenheim an der Brenz

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allegiance
(to 1918)
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Budapest
World War II
Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive
Battle of France
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
World War I
Battle of Smolensk (1943)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Dukla Pass
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of the Dnieper
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Kiev (1943)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
8. Panzer-Division
36. Grenadier-Division
service start1914
service end1945

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