(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht
Born: 07 Oct 1880 in Bremen
Died: 18 Aug 1969 in Hamburg
Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (10 Apr 1900); Leutnant zue See (27 Sep 1902); Oberleutnant zur See (17 May 1904); Kapit�nleutnant (27 Mar 1909); Korvettenkapit�n (12 Oct 1916); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Mar 1923); Kapit�n zur See (01 May 1925); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1930); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1932); Admiral (01 Dec 1935); Generaladmiral (01 Apr 1939)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Sea-Cadet, attended Basic-Training and on the School-Ship �Stosch� (10 Apr 1899-03 Apr 1900)
Navy-School and Special-Courses (04 Apr 1900-30 Sep 1901)
On Board the Battleship �Kaiser Wilhelm II� (01 Oct 1901-30 Sep 1904)
On Board the Coastal-Armoured-Ship �Frithjof� as Watch-Officer (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Company and Watch Officer with the I. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
Company-Officer and Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boat �G 108�, I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Torpedo-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship �Aegir� (01 Oct 1907-17 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer of the I. Torpedo-Division (18 Sep 1908-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of Torpedo-Boat �S 142� (04 Jan 1909-06 Sep 1909)
At the same time, Commandant of Torpedo-Boat �S 143� (07 Sep 1909-17 Nov 1910)
At the same time, Commandant of Torpedo-Boat �S 84� (18 Nov 1910-11 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of Torpedo-Boat �S 138� (13 Mar 1911-25 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of Torpedo-Boat �S 138� (10 Jun 1911-31 Aug 1911)
Torpedo-Officer on Board the Battleship �Pommern� (01 Oct 1911-23 May 1912)
Commandant of the Telegram-Boat �Sleipner� (�T 97�) (24 May 1912-31 Aug 1914)
Chief of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Sep 1914-15 Jan 1917)
Chief of the Destroyer-Flotilla Flanders (16 Jan 1917-31 Oct 1918)
Admiral-Staff-Officer later Welfare-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Nov 1918-12 Mar 1920)
Chief of the I. Baltic Sea Minesweeper-Flotilla (13 Mar 1920-10 Sep 1920)
Chief of the I. Flotilla (10 Sep 1920-27 Mar 1923)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (28 Mar 1923-11 Sep 1925)
Chief Of Staff in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (12 Sep 1925-30 Sep 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Oct 1928-30 Nov 1928)
Chief of the Naval-Officers-Personnel-Department, Naval Command (01 Dec 1928-28 Sep 1930) Commander of the Reconnaissance-Force (29 Sep 1930-30 Sep 1932)
Chief of the Naval-Station Of The Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1932-03 Jul 1935)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (04 Jul 1935-31 Oct 1938)
Naval-Group-Commander East (01 Nov 1938-30 Oct 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriesmarine (31 Oct 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Retired (31 Dec 1939)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Offizierkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Ordens der Krone: 00.00.1914
- RK I Klasse des Kgl. Norwegischen Ordens des heiligen Olaf
- Kgl. Griechischer Ritter des goldenen Kreuzes des Erl�serordens
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II Klasse mit Spange �Vor dem Feinde�
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I Klasse
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Das Ehren-und Erinnerungskreuz des Marinekorps Flandern mit Spange �Seekrieg�
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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