(Photo courtesy of Valdis Kursietis)
Generalleutnant Werner Ehrig
Born: 22 Apr 1897 in Eibenstock, District Schwarzenberg, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 31 Jan 1981 in Oldeburg
Promotions:
Gefreiter (20 Nov 1914); Unteroffizier (15 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (14 Jul 1915); Leutnant (03 Dec 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1944); Generalleutnant (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Sep 1914)
Fahnenjunker-Anwärter in the 108th Rifle-Regiment (18 Sep 1914-02 Feb 1915)
In the Field with the 108th Rifle-Regiment (02 Feb 1915-21 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (21 Aug 1915-23 Nov 1915)
Back with the 108th Rifle-Regiment (23 Nov 1915-10 Apr 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Apr 1916-13 Aug 1916)
Back with the 108th Rifle-Regiment (13 Aug 1916-20 Nov 1917)
Detached to MG-Course in Königsbrück (17 Sep 1917-20 Nov 1917)
Delegated with the Leadership of the MG-Company of the 108th Rifle-Regiment (20 Nov 1917-21 Feb 1918)
Company-Officer in the 108th Rifle-Regiment (21 Feb 1918-01 Apr 1918)
Leader of the 4th Company of the 108th Rifle-Regiment (01 Apr 1918-22 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Jul 1918-06 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the 108th Rifle-Regiment (06 Dec 1918-13 Mar 1919)
Transferred into the 1st Border-Jäger-Regiment (13 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 23rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 May 1920)
Retired (15 May 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jan 1924)
Leutnant in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1926)
Detached to Artillery-Firing-Course in Grafenwöhr (19 May 1924-21 Jun 1924)
Detached to MG-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (09 Jul 1924-06 Aug 1924)
Detached to Signals-Course with the 4th Signals-Battalion (10 Nov 1924-21 Dec 1924)
Company-Officer in the 16th Company of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Aug 1928)
Detached to IV. Officer-Weapons-School-Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1926-20 Feb 1927)
Detached to Mortar-Course for Officers in Döberitz (11 Oct 1927-31 Mar 1928)
Transferred into the 13th (Mortar) Company of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1928-06 May 1931)
Detached to Infantry-School (01 Jun 1929-24 Jun 1929)
Detached to Course for provisional Surveying in Jüterbog (18 Sep 1929-17 Oct 1929)
Temporary-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (06 May 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army while retaining previous position (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Transferred into the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (01 May 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Staff of the Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Office, Stettin (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Detached to the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Stettin (01 May 1935-01 May 1936)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Stettin (01 May 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Detached to the General-Staff of Group-Command 2 (15 Sep 1936-25 Sep 1936)
Company-Chief in the 116th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Sep 1937)
Detached to Course for Company-Chiefs of Infantry-Gun-Companies at the Infantry-School Döberitz (07 Dec 1936-19 Dec 1936)
Transferred into the Work-Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (01 Sep 1937-12 Oct 1937)
General-Staff-Officer with the General-Command of the XIII. Army-Corps (12 Oct 1937-15 Feb 1939)
Detached to the Staff of the 22nd Division (15 Feb 1939-01 Mar 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 22nd Division (01 Mar 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Führer-Reserve, Military-District-Command X (26 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Battalion-Commander in the 216th Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1939-15 Mar 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 164th Infantry-Division (15 Mar 1940-10 Jan 1941)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 15th Army (10 Jan 1941-15 Nov 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of LXXXVII. Army-Corps (15 Nov 1942-10 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Jun 1943-18 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group Centre (18 Jul 1943-25 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 340th Infantry-Division (25 Oct 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Commander of the 340th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1944-16 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Jun 1944-15 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 544th Grenadier-Division (15 Jul 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 544th Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Mar 1948)
Released (00 Mar 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (34): am 26.05.1940 als Oberstleutnant i.G. und Ia im Generalstab 22. Infanterie-Division
- Deutches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.07.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 340. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I : 10.08.1918
- 1914 EK II : 29.02.1916
- Kgl. Sächs. Silberne Friedrich August-Medaille: 27.10.1915
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern: 09.10.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 25.02.1919
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 05.03.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I : 14.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 14.05.1940
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens des Sterns mit Schwertern
- Wehrmachtbericht: 06.02.1945


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