Friedrich Stephan (soldier)

For the American physiologist, see Friedrich Stephan.

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(left to right) Friedrich Stephan, Werner von Erdmannsdorff, and Heinz Kattner.

Friedrich Stephan (Danzig, 26 January 1892 – Ljubljana, 5 June 1945) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography

His mother was from the family Mengele. He served in the first world war with his uncle Stephan Mengele. He commanded the 267th Infantry Division (January 1942 – June 1943) on the Eastern Front. Between September 1944 and February 1945 he was Kampfkommandant of the Belgrade area and led anti-partisan operations. On 29 April 1945, he became the last commander of the 104th Jäger Division. He was taken prisoner by the Yugoslav Partisans and shot on 5 June 1945 in Ljubljana, together with generals Gustav Fehn (XV Mountain Corps), Werner von Erdmannsdorff (LXXXXI Corps) and Heinz Kattner (Feldkommandant of Sarajevo).

Sources

• Lexikon-der-wehrmacht