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Hammer, Ernst

Date of birth:
October 20th, 1884 (Falkenau an der Eger/Bohemia, Austria)
Date of death:
December 2nd, 1957 (Vienna/Lower Austria, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Promotions:
May 1st, 1907: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1912: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1915: Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1920: Major;
June 1st, 1924: Oberstleutnant;
October 14th, 1930: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-10-1935 (40a);
December 22nd, 1936: Generalmajor;
October 1st, 1938: Generalmajor (11);
November 1st, 1940: Generalleutnant (1).

Career:
January 3rd, 1939: Art.Kdr. 32;
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. 75. Inf.Div.;
October 20th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH;
November 10th, 1942: Kdr. Div.Nr. 190;
November 2nd, 1944: Kdr. 190. Inf.Div.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 75. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

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