Ernst Hammer

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Years of service 1903–45 Name Ernst Hammer Commands held 75th Infantry Division		Rank Generalleutnant Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of Voronezh (1942)Operation Market GardenBattle of the ReichswaldOperation Varsity Died December 2, 1957, Vienna, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Hammer (20 October 1884 – 2 December 1957) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Ernst Hammer was captured by American troops in April 1945 and was released April 1947.

Awards and decorations

Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration and Swords (Austria-Hungary, World War I)

Military Merit Medal, in Silver and in Bronze (Austria-Hungary, World War I)

Karl Troop Cross (World War I)

Gallipoli Star (World War I)

Austrian War Commemorative Medal

Hungarian War Commemorative Medal

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Clasps to the Iron Cross

2nd Class

1st Class

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 75. Infanterie-Division

References

Ernst Hammer Wikipedia

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