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| Wilhelm von Lengerke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1894 |
| Died | 26 August 1942(1942-08-26) (aged 48) Stalingrad, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1913–22 1934–42 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Stalingrad † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm von Lengerke (17 June 1894 – 26 August 1942) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lengerke was killed 26 August 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor. He is now buried in Lüneburg, Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of 1./Reiter-Regiment 1
Notes
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 236.
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPreviously Reiter-Regiment 1 | Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 3 December 1941 – 26 August 1942 |
Succeeded byOberstleutnant Vollrath von Hellermann |
- 1894 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Greifswald
- Military personnel from the Province of Pomerania
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- German Army generals of World War II