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 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.
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 1939 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 |
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
- 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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