Gerhard Mertins

Gerhard Mertins (1919 – 1993) was a renowned German arms trafficker, Nazi and associate of pedophile cult leader Paul Schäfer. According to Manuel Contreras he would have supplied the Pinochet regime with arms and helicopters. In 1976 he and Manuel Contreras traveled to Tehran to offer the Shah regime help in killing Carlos the Jackal.

Awards

 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 December 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5