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Egon Albrecht-Lemke [Note 1] (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 claimed 25 aerial victories, 10 over the Western Front and 15 over the Eastern Front.
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Egon Albrecht was born on 19 May 1918 in Curitiba, Brazil. By 1940, Albrecht was serving with 6./Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1) operating Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer (destroyer) fighters. After redesignation as 9./Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76) in June 1940, and then 6./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210(SKG 210) in April 1941, Albrecht flew combat operat...
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnantand pilotEgon Albrecht-Lemke was a German-Brazilian Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross during World World War World War II.
Albrecht-Lemke, Egon (Zerstörergeschwader 76) Date of birth: May 19th, 1918 (Curitiba Portao, Curitiba/Paraná, Brasil) Date of death: August 25th, 1944 (St. Claude, Bury, Oise, France) Buried on: German War Cemetery Beauvais. Plot: 3.
Based in Athis, France, on 25 August 1944 III./JG 76 were intercepted by USAAF P-51 Mustang fighters and Gruppenkommandeur Oblt. Egon Albrecht-Lemke was shot down and killed in his Bf 109G-14 over Creil.
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 claimed 25 aerial victories, 10 over the Western Front and 15 over the Eastern Front.
Albrecht-Lemke is promoted to Oberleutnant with the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, on 25-05-1943. He had 11 victories at that time. He also destroyed 162 motor vehicles, 251 trucks, 3 locomotives, 3 anti aircraft guns and 8 Infantry batteries, on the ground.
