Wolfgang Erdmann

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann
Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann
Born	13 November 1898
Died	5 September 1946 (aged 47)
Place of birth	Königsberg
Place of death	Munster
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1916 - 1918); Reichswehr (1918–1933); Heer (1933-1938); Luftwaffe (1938–1945)
Years of service	1916–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Divisionen; Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann; 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Market Garden; Operation Veritable; Operation Varsity;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann^{[Notes 1]} (13 November 1898 – 5 September 1946) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger 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. Wolfgang Erdmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and committed suicide on 5 September 1946.

Awards and decorations[]

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (14 June 1940)^[1]
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (30 January 1943)^[1]
2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
German Cross in Gold (28 December 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division^[2]

Notes[]

↑ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

References[]

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas and Wegmann 1986, p. 53.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Schiffer Military. ISBN 0-88740-749-8.
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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1461-6.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski	Fliegerführer Kroatien 26 August 1943 – 30 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Walter Hagen
Preceded by None	Commander of Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann 20 August 1944 – 8 October 1944	Succeeded by Redesignated 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Preceded by Previously Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann	Commander of 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division 9 October 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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[1] In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

[Thomas_and_Wegmann_p53-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Thomas and Wegmann 1986, p. 53.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

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