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Heinrich Otto Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff〔Thomas, Franz & Wegmann, Günter: ''Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht, 1939-1945 Band 3.'', Biblio Verlag, 1985, p. 30. 〕 (25 April 1893 – 30 January 1946) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Von Erdmannsdorff, who was at that time commander of the so-called "Fortress Mogilev" was captured by Soviet troops in late June 1944 during the Mogilev Offensive. He was tried by a Soviet tribunal (the "Minsk Process") for crimes committed in Belarus along with 18 other officers, 14 of whom -among them von Erdmannsdorff - were sentenced to death on 29 January 1946.〔''(Generalmajor Eckart von Tschammer und Osten )''. Article at Lexicon der Wehrmacht (information concerning the trial of the 13 generals)〕 The officers were hanged in public (with over 100,000 civilian spectators) in the horse racing venue of Minsk, on 30 January 1946.〔''(Der Minsker Prozess ).'' Article at Hannesheer.de 〕 He was the younger brother of General der Infanterie Werner von Erdmannsdorff.〔 ==Awards and decorations== * Knight Second Class of the Civil Order of Saxony with Swords * Knight's Cross Second Class of the Albert Order with Swords * Cross of Honour, 3rd Class with Swords (Reuss) * War Merit Cross (Reuss) * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (5 October 1914) * * 1st Class (21 October 1916) * Wound Badge (1914) * * in Black * * in Silver (2 July 1918) * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 December 1934) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (13 May 1940) * * 1st Class (24 May 1940) * Eastern Front Medal * German Cross in Gold (14 February 1942) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 March 1942 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 171〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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