Werner von Erdmannsdorff

Werner von Erdmannsdorff
Born	26 July 1891(1891-07-26) Bautzen
Died	5 June 1945(1945-06-05) (aged 53) Ljubliana, Yugoslavia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	18. Infanterie-Division 18. Panzergrenadier-Division LXXXXI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Belgrade Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner von Erdmannsdorff (27 July 1891 – 5 June 1945) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie 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. Werner von Erdmannsdorff was captured by British troops in May 1945. He was then extradited in Yugoslavia and was shot on 5 June 1945 in Ljubljana alongside General der Panzetruppe Gustav Fehn, Generalleutnant Friedrich Stephan and Generalmajor Heinz Kattner.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (10 September 1914)
- 1st Class (30 March 1918)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver (21 July 1918)
Cross of Honor (23 February 1935)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (22 September 1939)
- 1st Class (2 October 1939)
Eastern Front Medal (27 July 1942)
German Cross in Gold (16 November 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 8 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (mot.) ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Friedrich Herrlein	Commander of 18. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 15 December 1941 – 23 June 1943	Succeeded by Renamed 18. Panzergrenadier-Division
Preceded by Previously 18. Infanterie-Division (mot.)	Commander of 18. Panzergrenadier-Division 23 June 1943 – 9 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Zutavern
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ulrich Kleemann	Commander of LXXXXI. Armeekorps 9 October 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Erdmannsdorff, Werner von
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	27 July 1891
Place of birth	Bautzen, Germany
Date of death	5 June 1945
Place of death	Ljubliana, Yugoslavia