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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.
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.
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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 pilotBackground. Albrecht-Lemke was born on 19 May 1918 in Curitiba, the son of Frederico Albrecht and Hedwig Elditt Albrecht. Career. Albrecht claimed 25 aerial victories, 10 over the Western Front and 15 over the Eastern Front. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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 .
Jan 1, 2004 · Were there Brazilian pilots in Luftwaffe? That era a question that the world maybe if he/she did. The answer is yes: Egon Albrecht. Born in May 19, 1918 in Curitiba, in Paraná(Brasil). The constant information of the book " Die Ritterkreuzerträger give Luftwaffe 1939-1945 " volume 1, they are: " Hauptmann Egon Albrecht.
