Werner von Erdmannsdorff
(left to right) Friedrich Stephan, Werner von Erdmannsdorff, and Heinz Kattner
Born(1891-07-26)26 July 1891
Bautzen, German Empire
Died5 June 1945(1945-06-05) (aged 53)
Ljubliana, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Allegiance
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1910–1945
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands held
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsGottfried von Erdmannsdorff (brother)

Werner von Erdmannsdorff (27 July 1891 – 5 June 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was married to Helene née von Tschirsky und Bögendorff (1895–1982).[1]

As last commander of the LXXXXI Army Corps in Yugoslavia, Erdmannsdorff surrendered to the British troops in May 1945.

He was extradited to Yugoslavia and executed without trial on 5 June 1945 by Yugoslav partisans in Ljubljana, alongside generals Gustav Fehn (XV Mountain Corps), Friedrich Stephan (104th Jäger Division) and Heinz Kattner (Feldkommandant of Sarajevo).

He was the older brother of general Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff, who himself would be hanged in Minsk in January 1946 for war crimes.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelige Häuser A Band XXVII, Band 132 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2003, p. 318–319
  2. ^ 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 [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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices Preceded byGeneralmajor Friedrich Herrlein Commander of 18. Infanterie-Division (mot.) 15 December 1941 – 23 June 1943 Succeeded byRenamed 18. Panzergrenadier-Division Preceded byPreviously 18. Infanterie-Division (mot.) Commander of 18. Panzergrenadier-Division 23 June 1943 – 9 August 1943 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Karl Zutavern Preceded byGeneralleutnant Ulrich Kleemann Commander of LXXXXI. Armeekorps 9 October 1944 – 8 May 1945 Succeeded byNone
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