Werner Ehrig

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