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| Waldemar Erfurth | |
|---|---|
 Erfurth with C. G. E. Mannerheim. | |
| Born | 4 August 1879 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 2 May 1971(1971-05-02) (aged 91) Tübingen, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II Continuation War |
| Awards | Iron Cross of 1914, 1st class Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty, First Class with Breast Star and Swords |
| Other work | Writer |
Waldemar Erfurth (4 August 1879 – 2 May 1971) was a German general of infantry, a writer and liaison officer to Finland during World War II
Erfurth was born in Berlin. He served in World War I, winning the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. After the war, he continued in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic. During the Second World War, he was a liaison officer in the Finnish headquarters 1941–44. He wrote a book about the Murmansk railroad and a war journal from 1944. He died in Tübingen.
Awards and decorations
- German Empire:
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd Class
- Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (7 November 1916)
- Officer's Service Decoration Cross
Kingdom of Bavaria: Military Merit Order, 3rd Class with Swords
Kingdom of Saxony: Albert Order, Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class
Duchy of Brunswick: War Merit Cross, 2nd Class
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck: Hanseatic Cross
- Nazi Germany:
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1941)
- War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords (25 October 1941)
- German Cross in Silver (20 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (8 November 1944)
Austro-Hungarian Empire:
- Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration
- Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration
Kingdom of Bulgaria: Order of Bravery, 4th Class, 1st Grade
Republic of Finland:
- Order of the Cross of Liberty, First Class with Breast Star and Swords (16 September 1941)
- Medal of Merit in gold of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (13th June 1944)
Ottoman Empire: War Medal (Harp Madalyası or "Iron Crescent")
Bibliography
- Der finnische Krieg (1950)
- Die Geschichte des deutschen Generalstabs von 1918 bis 1945 (1957)
References
- ^ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 119.
- ^ German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Generalskartei von Waldemar Erfurth, BArch PERS 6/299616
- "Ausländische Auszeichnungen" (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- Tetri 2003, p. 48. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTetri2003 (help)
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