Friedrich Stephan (soldier)


Friedrich Stephan was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography

He commanded the 267th Infantry Division 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, Werner von Erdmannsdorff and Heinz Kattner.