Wilhelm von Lengerke
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Wilhelm von Lengerke | |
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Born | 17 June 1894 |
Died | 26 August 1942 Stalingrad, Soviet Union | (aged 48)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1913–22 1934–42 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Battles/wars | Battle of Stalingrad † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm von Lengerke (17 June 1894 – 26 August 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lengerke was killed 26 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor. He is now buried in Lüneburg, Germany.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of 1./Reiter-Regiment 1[1]
Notes[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.
References[]
- (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.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Greifswald
- People from the Province of Pomerania
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II