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Vedel, A. H.

Personal Information

Full Name:

Aage Helgesen Vedel

Date of Birth:

September 1, 1894

Vice Admiral A. H. Vedel

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

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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

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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

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Military Service

Date:

Service:

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In translation

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Other Achievements

Date:

Achievement:

 -

In translation

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Additional Comments

None

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Death

Date:

Cemetery:

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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