Ernst Merk

Ernst Merk
Ernst Merk
Born	27 September 1903
Died	12 June 1975 (aged 71)
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	III Army Corps; 18th Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Merk (27 September 1903 – 12 June 1975) was a general in the Army of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 July 1944 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of the III. Panzerkorps^[1]

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 Oberst i.G. Wilhelm Hetzel	Chief of the General Staff of the 18. Armee 5 March 1945 – 10 (!) May 1945	Succeeded by None

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