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Kriegsmarine Wehrpass to Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht

Kriegsmarine Wehrpass to Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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LOT 59-0699
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 2000000655680
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
LOT 59-0699
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000655680
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

Rare Kriegsmarine Wehrpass to Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht (1880-1969).  Albrecht was awarded the Kriegsmarine Honor Dagger with diamonds!

At the beginning of WWI, Albrecht took command of the 1. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille. From October 1916 until the end of the war, he was in command of the Zerstörer-Flottille Flandern. On April 1st, 1939, he was promoted to Generaladmiral, the second Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine after Großadmiral Erich Raeder. He led the Kriegsmarine operations during the Invasion of Poland and retired on December 31, 1939.

Kriegsmarine Wehrpass. No issue date. Original applied photo. His military career and promotions are documented on numerous pages. Also, his WWI campaign list is on page 32. His awards are listed on pages 23 and 48.

Here is a list of all the awards Albrecht has received (the listing in the Wehrpass might be incomplete and is sometimes difficult to read):

Order of St. Olav, Knight's Cross 1st 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
1914 Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords
Prussian Service Award Cross
Friedrich-August Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
Bremen Hanseatic Cross 
Honor Cross of WWI
Clasp to 1939 Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
German Olympic Decoration 1st Class
Military Long Service Award 1st to 4th Class
Order of the White Rose of Finland, Commander 1st Class

Signs of use and unfortunately water spots on almost all pages. 


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