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Wilhelm von Lengerke

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Years of service
  
1913–22 1934–42

Name
  
Wilhelm Lengerke

Service/branch
  
German Army


Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1922)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad †

Died
  
August 26, 1942, Volgograd, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm von Lengerke (17 June 1894 – 26 August 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lengerke was killed 26 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of 1./Reiter-Regiment 1

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