Werner Ehrig Military person

Werner Ehrig (22 April 1897 – 31 January 1981) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 Ehrig was captured in May 1945 and was released in 1948.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 22, 1897
Birth place
Germany , Eibenstock
Date of deathJanuary 31, 1981
Place of death
Germany , Oldenburg

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
World War II
Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive
Battle of France
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
World War I
Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Anschluss
Prague Offensive
Battle of the Dnieper
Upper Silesian Offensive
Vistula–Oder Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
340. Infanterie-Division
544. Infanterie-Division
544. Volksgrenadier-Division
service start1914
service end1914

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External resources

  1. http://www.historic.de/Militar/Personen/Ehrig/Ehrig.htm
  2. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/E/EhrigW.htm
  3. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/3920