Years of service 1905–45 Name Otto Lancelle | ||
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Born 27 March 1885
Xanten, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire ( 1885-03-27 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank Generalleutnant (Posthumously) (Heer)
SA-Oberfuhrer (SA) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa Died July 3, 1941, Kraslava, Latvia Awards Pour le Merite, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, World War II Service/branch German Army, Sturmabteilung | ||
Commands held 121st Infantry Division | ||
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.
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