Werner von Erdmannsdorff Military person

Heinrich Werner Bernhard 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 to Yugoslavia and was shot on 5 June 1945 in Ljubljana alongside General der Panzetruppe Gustav Fehn, Generalleutnant Friedrich Stephan and Generalmajor Heinz Kattner. He was the older brother of Generalmajor Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff.

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Birth date	July 27, 1891
Birth place	Germany , Bautzen
Date of death	June 05, 1945
Place of death	Ljubljana , Yugoslavia

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Siege of Leningrad Battle of Białystok–Minsk World War II Battle of France World War I Belgrade Offensive
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	18. Infanterie-Division 18. Panzergrenadier-Division LXXXXI. Armeekorps
relation	Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff
service start	1910
service end	1945