Otto Lancelle

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 II
Awards Pour le Mérite
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 Dvina near Krāslava, Latvian SSR. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 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
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