Werner Ehrig

Werner Ehrig
Born	(1897-04-22)April 22, 1897
Died	31 January 1981(1981-01-31) (aged 83)
Place of birth	Eibenstock
Place of death	Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1920 1924–1945
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)
• Cross of Honor (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

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

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

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