Werner von Erdmannsdorff
German military general (1891–1945)
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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]
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German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Werner von Erdmannsdorff | |
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| Born | 26 July 1891 |
| Died | 5 June 1945 (aged 53) |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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Branch | Army |
Service years | 1910–1945 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff (brother) |
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
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 30 (mot.) [2]