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{{Short description|German general of infantry, writer, and liaison officer to Finland}}
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[[Image:WoldemarErfurth.jpeg|right|thumb|Erfurth with [[Gustaf Mannerheim]].]]
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| name = Waldemar Erfurth
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'''Waldemar Erfurth''' (4 August 1879 – 2 May 1971) was a German general of infantry.
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| birth_date = 4 August 1879
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1971|5|2|1879|8|4}}
| birth_place = [[Berlin]], [[German Empire]]
| death_place = [[Tübingen]], [[West Germany]]
| image = WoldemarErfurth.jpeg
| caption = Erfurth with [[C. G. E. Mannerheim]].
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| rank = [[General of the Infantry (Germany)|General der Infanterie]]
| branch = [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer (Wehrmacht)]]
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| unit =
| battles = [[World War I]]<br/ >[[World War II]]<br/ >[[Continuation War]]
| awards = [[Iron Cross]] of 1914, 1st class<br />Knight's Cross of the Royal [[House Order of Hohenzollern]] with Swords<br/ >Finnish [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]], First Class with Breast Star and Swords
| laterwork = Writer
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'''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]]. During the [[Second World War]] he was a liaison officer in the Finnish headquarters 1941-1944. He wrote a book about the Murmansk railroad and a war journal from 1944. He died in [[Tübingen]].
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==
==Awards and decorations==
* [[Kingdom of Prussia]]:
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* [[Iron Cross]] of 1914, 1st and 2nd class<ref name=Rangliste1924>{{cite book |title= Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres | publisher=Mittler & Sohn Verlag | location=Berlin | year=1924 |language= German |page=119}}</ref>
** [[Iron Cross]] of 1914, 1st and 2nd Class<ref name=Rangliste1924>{{cite book |title= Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres | publisher=Mittler & Sohn Verlag | location=Berlin | year=1924 |language= German |page=119}}</ref>
* Knight's Cross of the Royal [[House Order of Hohenzollern]]n with Swords (7 November 1916)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
** Royal [[House Order of Hohenzollern]], Knight's Cross with Swords (7 November 1916)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* Prussian [[Service Cross Award]]<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
** Officer's [[Service Cross Award|Service Decoration Cross]]<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Military Merit Order (Bavaria)|Bavarian Military Merit Order]], 3rd class with Swords<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Kingdom of Bavaria]]: [[Military Merit Order (Bavaria)|Military Merit Order]], 3rd Class with Swords<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* Knight's Cross, First Class of the [[Order of Albrecht]] with Swords<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Kingdom of Saxony]]: [[Albert Order]], Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)|Military Merit Cross]], 2nd class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]: [[Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)|Military Merit Cross]], 2nd Class<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[War Merit Cross (Brunswick)|War Merit Cross]], 2nd class (Brunswick)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Duchy of Brunswick]]: [[War Merit Cross (Brunswick)|War Merit Cross]], 2nd Class<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Hanseatic Cross]] of Lubeck<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* Free and Hanseatic City of [[Lübeck]]: [[Hanseatic Cross]]<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Austria-Hungary]]:
* [[Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)|Order of the Iron Crown]], 3rd class with war decoration (Austria)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)|Austrian Military Merit Cross]], 3rd class with war decoration<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
** [[Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)|Order of the Iron Crown]], 3rd Class with War Decoration<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Ottoman War Medal]] (Turkish: ''Harp Madalyası''; "Gallipoli Star", or "Iron Crescent")<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
** [[Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)|Austrian Military Merit Cross]], 3rd Class with War Decoration<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Order of Bravery]] 4th Class, 1st stage (Bulgaria)<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Ottoman Empire]]: [[Gallipoli Star|War Medal]] (''Harp Madalyası'' or "Iron Crescent")<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* Finnish [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]], First Class with Breast Star and Swords (16 September 1941) [5] <ref>{{cite web| title=Ausländische Auszeichnungen | url=http://jnhouterman.greatnow.com/bio/german/Auszeichnungen_ausl.htm |date= |language= German | accessdate=1 January 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]]: [[Order of Bravery]], 4th Class, 1st Grade<ref name=Rangliste1924 />
* [[Republic of Finland]]: [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]], First Class with Breast Star and Swords (16 September 1941) [5] <ref>{{cite web| title=Ausländische Auszeichnungen | url=http://jnhouterman.greatnow.com/bio/german/Auszeichnungen_ausl.htm |date= |language= German | accessdate=1 January 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Nazi Germany]]:
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* [[Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross]] with Swords (8 November 1944)
** [[Wehrmacht Long Service Award]], 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)<ref name="BArch PERS 6/299616">German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Generalskartei von Waldemar Erfurth, BArch PERS 6/299616</ref>
** 1939 [[War Merit Cross]] 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1941)<ref name="BArch PERS 6/299616"/>
** 1939 [[War Merit Cross]] 1st Class with Swords (25 October 1941)<ref name="BArch PERS 6/299616"/>
** [[German Cross]] in Silver (20 April 1943)<ref name="BArch PERS 6/299616"/>
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** [[Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross]] with Swords (8 November 1944)<ref name="BArch PERS 6/299616"/>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* ''Der finnischen Krieg'' (1950)
* ''Der finnische Krieg'' (1950)
* ''Die Geschichte des deutschen Generalstabs von 1918 bis 1945'' (1957)
* ''Die Geschichte des deutschen Generalstabs von 1918 bis 1945'' (1957)


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Latest revision as of 21:40, 11 October 2024

Waldemar Erfurth
Erfurth with C. G. E. Mannerheim.
Born4 August 1879
Berlin, German Empire
Died2 May 1971(1971-05-02) (aged 91)
Tübingen, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchHeer (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
Continuation War
AwardsIron 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 workWriter

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

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Bibliography

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  • Der finnische Krieg (1950)
  • Die Geschichte des deutschen Generalstabs von 1918 bis 1945 (1957)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. 1924. p. 119.
  2. ^ "Ausländische Auszeichnungen" (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Generalskartei von Waldemar Erfurth, BArch PERS 6/299616



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