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Keller, Alfred (Kampfschwimmer)
- Date of birth:
- March 4th, 1923 (Dortmund/Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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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
According to Awardholders / unit thread at Axis History Forum the unit is Einsatzgruppe Keller.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- 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 Awardholders / unit
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