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Keller, Alfred (Kampfschwimmer)
Keller, Alfred (Kampfschwimmer)
Date of birth:
March 4th, 1923 (Dortmund/Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (MA) der Reserve
Unit:
Kampfschwimmer
,
Lehrkommando 700
,
Kommando der Kleinkampfverbände
,
Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
May 5th, 1945
für seine Führung der Einsatzgruppe „Keller“.
According to Awardholders / unit thread at Axis History Forum the unit is Einsatzgruppe Keller.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Kampfabzeichen der Kleinkampfmittel 3.Stufe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo: -
https://historisches-marinearchiv.de/ablage/dateien/Kampfschwimmer.pdf
-
PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Dörr, Manfred. Internationales Militaria-Magazin Nr. 112. Heinz Nickel Verlag, Zweibrücken, Germany, April-Mai 2004
- Michael, Jung, "Sabotage unter Wasser" - Die deutschen Kampfschwimmer im Zweiten Weltkrieg , Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH, Hamburg - Berlin - Bonn, 2004 , [ISBN 3-8132-0818-4]
- Axis History Forum via
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