Lambert, August (Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann")
- Date of birth:
- February 18th, 1916 (Kleestadt/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 17th, 1945 (over Kamenz/Saxony, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Graves Kamenz
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
August Lambert was shot down on 17th April 1945 over Kamens. At that moment he was Staffelkapitän 8. / Schlachtgeschwader 77 with the rank of Oberleutnant.
Lambert was officially credited with shooting down 116 enemy aircraft, all claimed on the Eastern Front. He also claimed over 100 vehicles destroyed in ground attacks. After his death, Lambert had been nominated for the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross, but this request was not approved.
x?: Leutnant;
March 1st, 1941: Oberleutnant (678).
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Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1943
Published in the Ehrenliste der Luftwaffe on 17th January 1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 8th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 5. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 5./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1944
Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on October 1st, 1944.
Sources
- Photo: Axis History Forum - Search
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Officer Evaluation report with dates 17-8-1944 & 18-1-1945
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