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Vedel, A. H.
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Full Name: |
Aage Helgesen Vedel |
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Date of Birth: |
September 1, 1894 |
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Place of Birth: |
Copenhagen |
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Family
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Son of deputy director at the Naval
Dockyard, Lieutenant Helge Vedel and wife Charlotte Serene, born Braëm |
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Marriage: |
Married December 18, 1921 in Korsoer to
Kirsten Lützen |
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Promotions |
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Promotion: |
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1912 |
Naval Cadet |
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September 15, 1916 |
Sub Lieutenant |
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October 1, 1917 |
Lieutenant |
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July 1, 1923 |
Lieutenant Commander |
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November 1, 1939 |
Commander |
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April 1, 1939 |
Commander s.g. |
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May 9, 1941 |
Rear Admiral |
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September 1, 1941 |
Vice Admiral |
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Orders, Decorations &
Distinctions |
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Orders, Decorations &
Distinction: |
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September 15, 1916 |
The Gerner Medal |
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September 26, 1923 |
Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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September 2, 1938 |
Medal
of Merit, 2nd Class ("7th Thule Expedition") |
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May 9, 1941 |
Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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April 2, 1942 |
Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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September 26, 1946 |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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March 11, 1949 |
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of
the Dannebroge |
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1954 |
The Galathea Commemoration Medal |
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October 1, 1974 |
The Vitus Bering Commemoration Medal |
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Military Service |
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Date: |
Service: |
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In translation |
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Other Achievements |
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Date: |
Achievement: |
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In translation |
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Death |
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Cemetery: |
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February 9, 1981 |
Buried at the Hørsholm church yard |
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Sources: |
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Danske Søofficerer 1933-1982, edited by
S. E. Pontoppidan and J. Teisen,
published by Søe-Lieutenant-Selskabet,
Copenhagen, 1984 |
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Det Danske
Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel
and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919 |
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Officerer i den
Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II,
by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil
Marquard,
H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen,
1935 |
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