Otto Lancelle

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 posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.

Otto Lancelle
Otto Lancelle in 1939
Born	(1885-03-27)27 March 1885
Died	3 July 1941(1941-07-03) (aged 56) Krāslava, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army; SA
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously); SA-Oberführer (SA)
Commands held	121st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron 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

1. 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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Curt Jahn	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 6 May 1941 – 3 July 1941	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Martin Wandel