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
Otto Lancelle in 1939
Born(1885-03-27)27 March 1885
Xanten, Germany
Died3 July 1941(1941-07-03) (aged 56)
Krāslava, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy; SA
Years of service1905–41
RankGeneralleutnant (Posthumously); SA-Oberführer (SA)
Commands held121st Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsPour le Mérite
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

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
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