Otto Lancelle

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Years of service 1905–45 Name Otto Lancelle

Born 27 March 1885Xanten, 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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation 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.

Awards and decorations

Pour le Mérite (9 October 1918)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 (posthumously) as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division

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Otto Lancelle Wikipedia

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