Ludwig Merker

Ludwig Merker
Ludwig Merker
Born	1 September 1894
Died	14 March 1964 (aged 69)
	Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	35th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of 215th Infantry Regiment.

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

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Staff	Curt Gallenkamp Paul Völckers
Units	Georg von Neufville Ludwig Merker Ernst Kaether Josef Schreiber (Oak Leaves) Oskar Eckholt Alfons Hitter³ (Oak Leaves)
³Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division.