Otto Lancelle
Otto Lancelle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1885 Xanten |
| Died | 3 July 1941 (aged 56) Krāslava, Latvia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer SA |
| Years of service | 1905–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) (Heer) SA-Oberführer (SA) |
| Commands held | 121. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Lancelle (27 March 1885 – 3 July 1941) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Otto Lancelle was killed on 3 July 1941 at the Krāslava Bridgehead on the Dvina near Krāslava, Latvia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 August 1917)
- Pour le Mérite (9 October 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 231.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Xanten
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of a posthumous promotion