Egon Albrecht-Lemke

Egon Albrecht-Lemke
Egon Albrecht-Lemke
Born	19 May 1918 Curitiba, Brazil
Died	25 August 1944 (aged 26) St. Claude, France
Buried at	Beauvais, France
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–44
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, JG 76
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Egon Albrecht-Lemke (19 May 1918 – 25 August 1944) was a German-Brazilian Luftwaffe fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.

Albrecht began his career flying ME 110 twin engine fighters in 1940. In 1941 he fought in the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa and served there until 1943. On 22 May 1943 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 25 August 1944 he was killed after engaging with US P-51 fighters.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot^[1][2]
• German Cross in Gold on 3 December 1942 as Leutnant in the II./ZG 1^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 1.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall 2008, p. 41.
2. Obermaier 1989, p. 81.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.

Bibliography

• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.