Merk, Ernst
- Date of birth:
- March 7th, 1903 (Fürth/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 12th, 1976 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Ernst Merk finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.
Career:
August 29th, 1940: Führerreserve OKH;
?: General-Stab XXXX. Armeekorps;
September 30th, 1940: Oberquartiermeister, General-Stab des Chefs der deutschen Heeresmission in Rumänien;
October 10th, 1941: Oberquartiermeister Schwarzes Meer;
June 1st, 1942: Oberquartiermeister, Befehls-Außenstelle des Generalquartiermeisters, Heeresgruppe Süd;
September 10th, 1942: Oberquartiermeister, Befehls-Außenstelle des Generalquartiermeisters, Heeresgruppe A;
February 15th, 1943: General-Stab, III. Panzerkorps.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Oberquartiermeister, Befehls-Außenstelle des Generalquartiermeisters, Heeresgruppe Süd, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Chef, Generalstab, III. Panzerkorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 11th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Chef, Generalstab, III. Panzerkorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002