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^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 February 1945)
Order of the Star of Romania with Swords

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 143.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Josef Prinner	Commander of 340. Infanterie-Division 25 October 1943 - 16 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Beutler
Preceded by None	Commander of 544. Grenadier-Division 10 July 1944 - 9 October 1944	Succeeded by Renamed 544. Volksgrenadier-Division
Preceded by Previously 544. Grenadier-Division	Commander of 544. Volksgrenadier-Division 9 October 1944 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 22nd Air Landing Division

Staff	Werner Ehrig Hans Graf von Sponeck Ludwig Wolff¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Diedrich Bruns Rudolf Buhse Dietrich von Choltitz Kurt Heyser Hans Kreysing² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans-Jürgen Schreiber Hermann-Albert Schrader Sylvester von Saldern-Brallentin Rudolf Zürn

¹ Knight's Cross with the 56th Infantry Division. ² Oak Leaves with the 3rd Mountain Division, Swords with the XVII. Armeekorps

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