Lancelle, Otto
- Date of birth:
- March 27th, 1885 (Xanten/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 3rd, 1941 (near Kraslawa, Soviet union)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Dünaburg - Daugavpils
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Otto Lancelle was the first high officer in the German Army who was killed during the invasion of the Soviet Union. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 121.Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1941
Awarded posthumously.
Pour le Mérite
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 14th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: wikipedia.com
- - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- MacLean, French L. Quiet Flows the Rhine: German General Officer Casualties in World War II. J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Winnipeg, Canada, 1996
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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