Albert Brunner
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Died when: 24 years 294 days (297 months)Star Sign: Cancer
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Albert Brunner (17 July 1918 – 7 May 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
Brunner claimed 53 aerial victories, all over the Eastern Front.The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Brunner was killed in action on 7 May 1943 near Petsamo, Finland.Following combat with Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters, he was forced to bail out of his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 14802—factory number) approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) southwest of Groß Venedigerberg, a German name for a hill east of Pechenga.
Too low for his parachute to fully deploy, he fell to his death.His victor may have been Leytenant Nikolai Andreevich Bokii.
Posthumously, Brunner was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 July 1943.
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