Conrad Albrecht

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Conrad Albrecht
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Born (1880-10-07)7 October 1880
Bremen
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Hamburg
Allegiance German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany 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.

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