Alois Stoeckl Explained

Alois Stoeckl
Birth Date:	22 August 1895
Birth Place:	Mühldorf, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Death Place:	United Kingdom
Placeofburial:	Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
Branch:	Luftwaffe
Rank:	Oberst
Commands:	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles:	Battle of Britain
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Stoeckl (also referred to as Alois Stöckl; 22 August 1895 – 14 August 1940)^[1] was a German pilot during World War II who commanded the 55th Bomber Wing of the Luftwaffe. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Alois Stoeckl was killed on 14 August 1940 after the Heinkel He 111 that he was an observer in was attacked by British Spitfires from No. 609 Squadron RAF. He was shot down by British pilot John Dundas DFC. Stoeckl and two of his crew were buried at the Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Kampfgeschwader 55^[2]

Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.