Wolfgang Erdmann

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann

Born	13 November 1898(1898-11-13) Königsberg
Died	5 September 1946(1946-09-05) (aged 47) Munster
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1916 - 1918) Reichswehr (1918–1933) Heer (1933-1938) Luftwaffe (1938–1945)
Years of service	1916–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Divisionen Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Market Garden Operation Veritable Operation Varsity
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann^{[Notes 1]} (13 November 1898 – 5 September 1946) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger 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. Wolfgang Erdmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and committed suicide on 5 September 1946.

1 Awards and decorations
2 Notes
3 References
4 External links

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
- 1st Class (14 June 1940)
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (30 January 1943)
2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
German Cross in Gold (28 December 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 8 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division^[1]

Notes

^ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

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.
Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Schiffer Military. ISBN 0-88740-749-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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.

External links

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann 20 August 1944 - 8 October 1944	Succeeded by Redesignated 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Preceded by Previously Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann	Commander of 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division 9 October 1944 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Fallschirmjäger

Herbert Abratis Heinz Paul Adolff Gustav Altmann Helmut Arpke Josef Barmetler Karl-Heinz Becker (Oak Leaves) Erich Beine Karl Berger Herbert Beyer Ernst Blauensteiner Wolfgang Graf von Blücher Rudolf Böhlein Rudolf Böhmler Bruno Bräuer Manfred Büttner Georg le Coutre Egon Delcia Rudolf Donth Reinhard Karl Egger (Oak Leaves) Johann Engelhardt Wolfgang Erdmann Werner Ewald Ferdinand Foltin Herbert Fries Ernst Frömming Wilhelm Fulda Robert Gast Alfred Genz Walter Gericke (Oak Leaves) Ernst Germer Siegfried Josef Gerstner Helmut Gustav Görtz Franz Graßmel (Oak Leaves) Kurt Gröschke (Oak Leaves) Andreas Hagl Reino Hamer Friedrich Hauber Richard Heidrich (Oak Leaves & Swords) Ludwig Heilmann (Oak Leaves & Swords) Erich Hellmann Harry Herrmann Max Herzbach Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (Oak Leaves) Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid Eduard Georg Hübner Georg Rupert Jacob Dr. Rolf Karl Ernst Jäger Siegfried Jamrowski Wilhelm Kempke Horst Kerfin Hellmut Kerutt Karl Koch Walter Koch Willi Koch Rudolf Kratzert Heinz Krink Hans Kroh (Oak Leaves & Swords) Martin Kühne Kurt Kunkel Rudolf Kurz Dr. Carl Lamgemeyer Erich Lepkowski Walter Paul Liebing Rolf Mager Johannes Marscholek Eugen Meindl (Oak Leaves & Swords) Joachim Meissner Otto Menges Gerhart Mertens Heinz Meyer (Oak Leaves) Dr. Werner Milch Gerd Mischke Karl Neuhoff Dr. Heinrich Neumann Heinrich Orth Gerhard Pade Hugo Paul Herbert Peitsch Erich Pietzonka (Oak Leaves) Fritz Prager Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Siegfried Rammelt Ernst Willi Rapräger Adolf Reininghaus Paul-Ernst Renisch Rudolf Rennecke (Oak Leaves) Helmut Ringler Arnold von Roon Walter Sander Bruno Sassen Gerhard Schacht Martin Schächter Dipl. Ing. Richard Schimpf Horst Schimpke Gerhart Schirmer (Oak Leaves) Alfred Schlemm Herbert Schmidt Leonhard Schmidt Werner Herbert Schmidt Wolf Werner Graf von der Schulenburg Karl-Lothar Schulz (Oak Leaves & Swords) Erich Schuster Alfred Schwarzmann Günther Sempert Hubert Sniers Albert Stecken Edgar Stentzler Kurt Stephani Günther Straehler-Pohl Kurt Student (Oak Leaves) Alfred Sturm Karl Stephan Tannert Hans Teusen Cord Tietjen Erich Timm Rudolf Toschka Horst Trebes Heinrich Trettner (Oak Leaves) Herbert Trotz Alexander Uhlig Kurt Veth Viktor Vitali Helmut Wagner Erich Walther (Oak Leaves & Swords) Friedrich-Wilhelm Wangerin Hans-Joachim Weck Heinrich Welskop Walter Werner Karl-Hans Wittig Rudolf Witzig (Oak Leaves) Hilmar Zahn Otto Zierbach

in alphabetical order

Persondata
Name	Erdmann, Wolfgang
Alternative names
Short description	German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	13 November 1898
Place of birth	Königsberg, East Prussia
Date of death	5 September 1946
Place of death	Munster, Germany

Wolfgang Erdmann

Contents

Awards and decorations

Notes

References

External links