Vice Admiral A. H. Vedel

Vedel, A. H.
Personal Information
Full Name:	Aage Helgesen Vedel
Date of Birth:	September 1, 1894
Place of Birth:	Copenhagen
Family Relations:	Son of deputy director at the Naval Dockyard, Lieutenant Helge Vedel and wife Charlotte Serene, born Braëm
Marriage:	Married December 18, 1921 in Korsoer to Kirsten Lützen

Promotions
Date:	Promotion:
1912	Naval Cadet
September 15, 1916	Sub Lieutenant
October 1, 1917	Lieutenant
July 1, 1923	Lieutenant Commander
November 1, 1939	Commander
April 1, 1939	Commander s.g.
May 9, 1941	Rear Admiral
September 1, 1941	Vice Admiral

Orders, Decorations & Distinctions
Date:	Orders, Decorations & Distinction:
September 15, 1916	The Gerner Medal
September 26, 1923	Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge
September 2, 1938	Medal of Merit, 2nd Class ("7th Thule Expedition")
May 9, 1941	Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebroge
April 2, 1942	Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge
September 26, 1946	Knight Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge
March 11, 1949	Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebroge
1954	The Galathea Commemoration Medal
October 1, 1974	The Vitus Bering Commemoration Medal

Military Service
Date:	Service:
-	In translation

Other Achievements
Date:	Achievement:
-	In translation

Additional Comments

None

Death
Date:	Cemetery:
February 9, 1981	Buried at the Hørsholm church yard

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Sources:
&	Danske Søofficerer 1933-1982, edited by S. E. Pontoppidan and J. Teisen, published by Søe-Lieutenant-Selskabet, Copenhagen, 1984
&	Det Danske Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919
&	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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