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  • Werner Ehrig
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  • 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1914
  • 1924
Birth Date
  • 1897-04-22
Commands
  • 340
  • 544
Branch
death place
  • Oldenburg
Name
  • Werner Ehrig
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of 340. Infanterie-Division
  • Commander of 544. Grenadier-Division
  • Commander of 544. Volksgrenadier-Division
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • German Empire
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
  • 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
Before
  • None
  • Generalleutnant Josef Prinner
  • Previously 544. Grenadier-Division
Years
  • --10-09
  • --10-25
  • --07-10
After
  • None
  • Generalmajor Otto Beutler
  • Renamed 544. Volksgrenadier-Division
abstract
  • 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.