First German general KIA in the Soviet Union?

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First German general KIA in the Soviet Union?

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Post by Befehl227 » 21 Apr 2010, 02:16

I was wondering if anybody here knows who the first German general was who died in the Soviet Union?

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Post by USAF1986 » 21 Apr 2010, 03:13

Generalmajor Otto Lancelle, commander of the 121. Infanterie-Division, was killed by small arms fire near Kraslawa on July 3, 1941.

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SOURCE: MacLean, French L. Quiet Flows the Rhine: German General Officer Casualties in World War II. J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, Winnipeg, Canada, 1996.
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Post by Befehl227 » 22 Apr 2010, 04:39

Thank you for the fast reply!
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Post by Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr. » 30 Dec 2012, 20:35

He was killed by a Russian sniper, on 03-07-1941, age 56, on the bridgehead of Kraslava on the Dvina, Latvia.
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Post by Kiwi Gumbootz » 05 Jan 2013, 01:16

Has Any One Got Any Photos Of This General ( Re Before He Got Shot !!!)
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Post by Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr. » 05 Jan 2013, 05:48

Here, check the photo below his biography. http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRM ... _OTTO.html
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Post by Lassance » 06 Jan 2013, 20:39

Sorry, I don´t remember the source...
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