Ernst Hammer

Born20 October 1884

Falkenau an der Eger, Egerland, Austria-Hungary

Died2 December 1957(1957-12-02) (aged 73)

Vienna, Austria

Allegiance Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
Austrian Republic (to 1938)
Nazi Germany

BranchArmy

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Hammer
Born	20 October 1884 Falkenau an der Eger, Egerland, Austria-Hungary
Died	2 December 1957(1957-12-02) (aged 73) Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1903–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	75. Infanterie-Division Division Nr. 190 190. Infanterie-Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev Battle of Voronezh Operation Market Garden Battle of the Reichswald Operation Varsity
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Hammer (20 October 1884 – 2 December 1957) was a German-Austrian officer of four armies since 1 October 1903, entering as a one-year volunteer.^[1] He was Oberleutnant of the Common Army, Hauptmann of the k.u.k. Armee, Generalmajor of the Bundesheer (transferred to the German Army 15 March 1938), Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. As commander of the 75th Infantry Division, he ordered his soldiers to shoot female Soviet POWs on the spot.^[2]