Albrecht Lanz

Major

Albrecht Lanz
Major; Albrecht Lanz
Born	25 February 1898; Entringen, German Empire
Died	27 January 1942 (aged 43); Lazerett Smolensk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Major/Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Infantry Regiment 396
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Lys; Occupation of the Channel Islands; Eastern Front;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (4 September 1940)
Relations	Hubert Lanz (brother)

Major Albrecht Lanz (25 February 1898 – 27 January 1942) was the first Kommandant of Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Islands in World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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