Albert Bürger (firefighter)

For other people named Albert Burger, see Albert Burger (disambiguation).

Albert Bürger
Born	13 June 1913
Died	16 March 1996(1996-03-16) (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938-45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	4. Flak-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Firefighter

Albert Bürger (13 June 1913 – 16 March 1996) was a fire official in West Germany. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Stab 4. Flak-Division
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
  • Merit Cross 1st Class (Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) (31 May 1953)
  • Grand Merit Cross (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz) (17 June 1970)
  • Grand Merit Cross with Star (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern) (13 June 1978)
  • Grand Merit Cross with Star and Sash (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband') (24 July 1981)

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986] (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.