| Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Hammer | |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Falkenau an der Eger, Egerland |
| Death Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance: | Austria-Hungary (to 1918) Austrian Republic (to 1938) |
| Branch: | Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1903–45 |
| Rank: | Generalleutnant |
| Commands: | 75. Infanterie-Division Division Nr. 190 190. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles: | |
| 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]
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.