Conrad Albrecht

Conrad Albrecht
Born	7 October 1880 Bremen
Died	18 August 1969 (aged 88) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1899–1939
Rank	Generaladmiral
Commands held	Naval-Group-Commander East
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Order of the Red Eagle

Conrad Albrecht (7 October 1880 in Bremen - 18 August 1969 in Hamburg) was a German admiral during World War II.

Military career

Albrecht entered the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in 1899 as a sea-cadet and served as a Korvettenkapitän and commander of a torpedo boat flotilla in Flanders during World War I. After the war Albrecht stayed in the Reichsmarine, was promoted up to Admiral and became the commander of the Baltic Sea area command. In 1939 Albrecht was promoted to Generaladmiral. He led the operations of the Kriegsmarine during the Invasion of Poland. On 31 December 1939 he went into retirement.

Decorations & Awards

• Order of St. Olav, Knight's Cross First Class
• Order of the Redeemer, Knight of the Golden Cross
• Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer Class
• Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class
• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
• House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords
• Prussian Service Award Cross
• Friedrich-August Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
• Hanseatic Cross of Bremen
• Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung 4th to 1st Classes

External links

• Axis Biographical Research