Otto Lancelle

Otto Lancelle
Otto Lancelle in 1939
Born	27 March 1885 Xanten, German Empire
Died	3 July 1941 (aged 56) Krāslava, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer SA
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously) SA-Oberführer (SA)
Commands held	121st Infantry 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 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

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 August 1917)
• Pour le Mérite (9 October 1918)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 (posthumously) as Generalmajor and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 490.

Bibliography

• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.