Alfred Keller
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Alfred Keller | |
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Born | Bochum, German Empire | 19 September 1882
Died | 11 February 1974 West Berlin, West Germany | (aged 91)
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Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1902–45 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | Luftflotte 1 |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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Alfred Keller (19 September 1882 – 11 February 1974) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during the Second World War who commanded the Luftflotte 1. His career in the Imperial German Armed Forces began in 1897; he served as a bomber pilot in World War I.
Keller died in West Berlin. He was buried at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914), II. and I. Class
- House Order of Hohenzollern, Knights' Cross with Swords
- Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with swords and crown
- General Honour Decoration for Bravery (Hesse)
- Pilot’s Badge German Empire
- Pour le Mérite (4 December 1917)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
- Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds
- Clasp to the Iron Cross II. and I. Class
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as General der Flieger and commanding general of the IV. Fliegerkorps[2][3]
- Grand Cross with Swords of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (30 April 1942)[4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Mende 2018, p. 634.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 435.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, p. 516.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bronnenkant, Lance J. (2019). The Blue Max Airmen: German Airmen Awarded the Pour le Mérite. Vol. 13: Keller, Christiansen, Bongartz. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-71-1.
- Cooper, Matthew (1981). The German Air Force 1933–1945: An Anatomy of Failure. New York: Jane's. ISBN 0-531-03733-9.
- Corum, James (1997). The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918–1940. Kansas University Press. ISBN 978-0-7006-0836-2.
- Corum, James (2008). Wolfram von Richthofen: Master of the German Air War. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1598-8.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Frieser, Karl-Heinz (2005). The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-294-2.
- Hooton, Edward (1994). Phoenix Triumphant: The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe. Arms & Armour. ISBN 978-1-85409-181-9.
- Hooton, E.R. (1997). Eagle in Flames: The Fall of the Luftwaffe. Weidenfeld Military. ISBN 978-1-85409-343-1.
- Hooton, E.R. (2007a). Luftwaffe at War; Gathering Storm 1933–39. Vol. 1. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-903223-71-0.
- Hooton, E.R. (2007b). Luftwaffe at War; Blitzkrieg in the West. Vol. 2. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-85780-272-6.
- Matikkala, Antti (2017). Kunnian ruletti: Korkeimmat ulkomaalaisille 1941–1944 annetut suomalaiset kunniamerkit [The Roulette of Honour: The Highest Finnish Orders to Foreigners 1941–1944] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-847-5.
- ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1.
- Mitcham, Samuel (2007). Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in World War II. Stackpole. ISBN 978-0-8117-3405-9.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1974 deaths
- Colonel generals of the Luftwaffe
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Luftstreitkräfte personnel
- Prussian Army personnel
- German World War I pilots
- Bomber pilots
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Military personnel from the Province of Westphalia
- Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf
- Military personnel from Bochum
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom