Otto Lancelle
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 Otto Lancelle in 1939 | |
| Born | 27 March 1885 Xanten, Germany |
| Died | 3 July 1941 (aged 56) Krāslava, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army; SA |
| Years of service | 1905–41 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously); SA-Oberführer (SA) |
| Commands held | 121st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite 1914 Iron Cross I & II Class House Order of Hohenzollern Prussian Life Saving Medal Order of the Zähringer Lion Merit Cross Wound Badge in Silver German Sports Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Lancelle (27 March 1885 – 3 July 1941) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, highest military awards of German Empire and Nazi Germany, respectively. Lancelle was killed by a sniper on 3 July 1941 at the Krāslava Bridgehead on the Daugava near Krāslava, Latvian SSR. He was the first German general, who was killed at the Soviet territory after the Wehrmacht attack to the Soviet Union. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations[]
- Pour le Mérite (9 October 1918)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 (posthumously) as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Scherzer 2007, p. 490.
Bibliography[]
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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- 1885 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Xanten
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Rhine Province
- Sturmabteilung officers
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class