Ernst Hammer (General)
Ernst Hammer (born October 20, 1884 in Falkenau an der Eger , † December 2, 1957 in Vienna ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Hammer served as an officer in the First World War in the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . In the Wehrmacht, Hammer led, among other things, the 75th Infantry Division as commander in World War II .
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 20, 1941
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 176 .
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| SURNAME | Hammer, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Falkenau on the Eger |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1957 |
| Place of death | Vienna |