Otto Lancelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Otto Lancelle

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1885

Place of Birth: Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1941

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Otto Lancelle

  • 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 Kraslava Bridgehead on the Dvina near Kraslava, Latvian SSR.
  • He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.

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