Waldemar Erfurth (4 August 1879 – 2 May 1971) was a German general of infantry.
Erfurth was born in Berlin. 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
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (7 November 1916)
Prussian Service Cross Award
Bavarian Military Merit Order, 3rd class with Swords
Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of Albrecht with Swords
Military Merit Cross, 2nd class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
War Merit Cross, 2nd class (Brunswick)
Hanseatic Cross of Lubeck
Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class with war decoration (Austria)
Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with war decoration
Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası; "Gallipoli Star", or "Iron Crescent")
Order of Bravery 4th Class, 1st stage (Bulgaria)
Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty, First Class with Breast Star and Swords (16 September 1941) [5]
Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (8 November 1944)
