| Ludwig Merker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1894 |
| Died | 14 March 1964(1964-03-14) (aged 69) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | generalleutnant |
| Commands | 35th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ludwig Merker (1 September 1894 – 14 March 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of 215th Infantry Regiment.
Further reading
- Beorn, Waitman Wade (2014). Marching into Darkness: The Wehrmacht and the Holocaust in Belarus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674725508.
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman | Commander of 35th Infantry Division 10 September 1942 – April 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto Drescher |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto Drescher | Commander of 35th Infantry Division 8 June 1943 – 5 November 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Johann-Georg Richert |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) | |
|---|---|
| Staff | |
| Units |
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| Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division. | |
- 1894 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Künzelsau
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel of the Kingdom of Württemberg
- Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg
- German Army generals of World War II