Ernst Hammer

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Hammer
Born	20 October 1884 Falkenau an der Eger
Died	2 December 1957 (aged 73) Vienna
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1903–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	75. Infanterie-Division Division Nr. 190 190. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Operation Market Garden Battle of the Reichswald Operation Varsity
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Hammer^{[Notes 1]} (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^[1]

Notes

Footnotes

1. In Austria an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 176.

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ernst Hammer @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)