Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff
Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1893 |
| Died | 30 January 1946 (aged 52) Minsk, Belarus |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | Division Nr. 465 |
| Battles / wars | Mogilev Offensive |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Werner von Erdmannsdorff (brother) |
Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff (25 April 1893 – 30 January 1946) was a German general during World War II. He was convicted by a Soviet military tribunal for war crimes at the Minsk Trial and executed in 1946.
Minsk Trial
Erdmannsdorff, who was at that time commander of the so-called "Fortress Mogilev" surrendered to the Soviet troops in late June 1944 during the Mogilev Offensive. He was tried by a Soviet tribunal (the "Minsk Process") for crimes committed in Belarus along with 18 other officers, 14 of whom, including Erdmannsdorff, were sentenced to death on 29 January 1946. The officers were hanged in public (with over 100,000 civilian spectators) in the horse racing venue of Minsk, on 30 January 1946.[1] He was the younger brother of General der Infanterie Werner von Erdmannsdorff.[2]
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Der Minsker Prozess. Article at Hannesheer.de Template:De icon
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelige Häuser A Band XXVII, Band 132 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2003, p. 318–319
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- 1893 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Kamenz
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Nazis executed in the Soviet Union
- German people executed by the Soviet Union
- Executed people from Saxony
- Executed military leaders
- Military personnel of Saxony
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel