Ludwig Merker

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.

Ludwig Merker
Born1 September 1894
Died14 March 1964(1964-03-14) (aged 69)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Rankgeneralleutnant
Commands held35th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

Further reading

  • Beorn, Waitman Wade (2014). Marching into Darkness: The Wehrmacht and the Holocaust in Belarus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674725508.
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References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.

Bibliography

  • 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman
Commander of 35th Infantry Division
10 September 1942 – April 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Otto Drescher
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Otto Drescher
Commander of 35th Infantry Division
8 June 1943 – 5 November 1943
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Johann-Georg Richert
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