ers ▁Category : M ale ▁guitar ists ▁Category : I r ish ▁song writ ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁County ▁Dublin ▁Category : String ▁quart et ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁guitar ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : I r ish ▁classical ▁guitar ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Georg ▁Ludwig ▁Rudolf ▁Ma er cker ▁( 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁in ▁Bal den burg ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁in ▁Dresden ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁general ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁fighting ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁revolution ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁dist urban ces ▁throughout ▁Germany . ▁Ma er cker ▁suggested ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Fre ikor ps ▁( Free ▁Corps ) ▁to ▁suppress ▁these ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁form ations ▁formed ▁themselves , ▁usually ▁around ▁individual ▁army ▁officers . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Fre ikor ps , ▁Ma er cker ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁Der ▁St ahl helm ▁group ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sax ony ▁chapter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Ma er cker ▁together ▁with ▁The odor ▁Du ester berg ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁anti - S emit ic ▁fraction ▁within ▁the ▁St ah helm ▁who ▁wanted ▁an ▁" A ry an ▁clause "