Wilhelm von Lengerke

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Years of service 1913–221934–42 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 IWorld War IIBattle of FranceBattle 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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