German admiral during World War II. Albrecht entered the 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 12/31/1939 he went into retirement. His awards were: 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), 1st & 2nd Class; House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords; Prussian Service Award Cross; Friedrich-August Cross, 1st & 2nd Class; Hanseatic Cross of Bremen; Wehrmacht-Long service, 1st through 4th Classes.
German admiral during World War II. Albrecht entered the 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 12/31/1939 he went into retirement. His awards were: 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), 1st & 2nd Class; House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords; Prussian Service Award Cross; Friedrich-August Cross, 1st & 2nd Class; Hanseatic Cross of Bremen; Wehrmacht-Long service, 1st through 4th Classes.
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