__NOTOC__ Albert Bürger (13 June 1913 – 16 March 1996) was a fire official in

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he served in the

Luftwaffe The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...

and was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

Awards

on 17 April 1945 as ''

Oberleutnant (English: First Lieutenant) is a senior lieutenant Officer (armed forces), officer rank in the German (language), German-speaking armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. In Austria, ''Oberle ...

'' of the Reserves in the staff of the 4th Flak Division.Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126. *

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

(''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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burger, Albert 1913 births 1996 deaths Luftwaffe personnel of World War II People from the Kingdom of Württemberg Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg