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 | |
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 Otto Lancelle in 1939 | |
| Born | 27 March 1885 |
| Died | 3 July 1941 (aged 56) Krāslava, Soviet Union |
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| Service/ | Army; SA |
| Years of service | 1905–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously); SA-Oberführer (SA) |
| Commands held | 121st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| 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]
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References
Citations
- 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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| 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 |
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