Otto Lancelle

Otto Lancelle
Born	27 March 1885(1885-03-27) Xanten
Died	3 July 1941(1941-07-03) (aged 56) Krāslava, Latvia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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 Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
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

1. ^ 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

• Otto Lancelle @ Axis Biographical Research
• Otto Lancelle @ World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Curt Jahn	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 6 May 1941 – 3 July 1941	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Martin Wandel

Persondata
Name	Lancelle, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	9 April 1884
Place of birth	Xanten, Germany
Date of death	22 May 1955
Place of death	Krāslava, Latvia