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
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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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1944
On the southern Crimea, German fighter planes shot down 29 Soviet aircraft, the bulk of which were ground-attack aircraft, in fierce dogfights on 17 April, anti-aircraft a further eleven aircraft. Lieutenant Lambert destroyed twelve enemy aircraft alone.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1944
At Sevastopol German ground attack aircraft attacked enemy artillery positions, destroying 26 launchers. In air combat, fighters shot down were 14 and 15 enemy aircraft by ground attack aircraft. Here, Lieutenant Lambert distinguished himself again.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 8th, 1944
In defense of strong attacks made by enemy ground attack and bomber aircraft, our fighter and ground attack units along with anti-aircraft artillery units of the Air Force destroyed 130 Soviet aircraft. Lieutenant Lambert scored 14 aerial combat victories alone.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 5. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1944
Awarded after achieving 90 aerial victories, as well as the destruction of much enemy ground materiel, over the course of approximately 300 sorties.
Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on October 1st, 1944.
Sources
- Photo: Axis History Forum - Search
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- 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