Werner Ehrig

Werner Ehrig
Born	22 April 1897 Eibenstock
Died	31 January 1981(1981-01-31) (aged 83) Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1924–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	340. Infanterie-Division 544. Infanterie-Division 544. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Upper Silesian Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (29 February 1916)
  • 1st Class (10 August 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (25 February 1919)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 March 1935)
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (14 July 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and Chief of Operations in the General Staff of 22. Infanterie-Division
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 February 1945)
• Order of the Star of Romania with Swords

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Historic.de