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Alfred Keller
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Keller as NSFK Korpsführer
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Born | (1882-09-19)19 September 1882 Bochum, German Empire |
Died | 11 February 1974(1974-02-11) (aged 91) West Berlin, West Germany |
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Years of service | 1902–45 |
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Commands held | Luftflotte 1 |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Keller (19 September 1882 – 11 February 1974) was a general in the LuftwaffeofNazi 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]
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Preceded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Bieneck |
Commander of 4. Flieger-Division 1 February 1939 – 11 October 1939 |
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Preceded by | Commander of IV. Fliegerkorps 11 October 1939 – 19 August 1940 |
Succeeded by General der Flieger Kurt Pflugbeil |
Preceded by General Wilhelm Wimmer |
Commander of Luftflotte 1 20 August 1940 – 12 June 1943 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Günther Korten |
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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