Alfred Ritscher
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Alfred Ritscher (23 May 1879 in Bad Lauterberg – 30 March 1963 in Hamburg) was a German polar explorer. A Kapitän zur See in the Kriegsmarine, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938–39, which mapped the New Swabia (German: Neuschwabenland) territories of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak[1] and Ritscher Upland[2] there are named for him.[3][4]
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Born | (1879-05-23)23 May 1879 Bad Lauterberg, Prussia |
Died | 30 March 1963(1963-03-30) (aged 83) Hamburg, West Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Rank | Kapitän zur See |
Other work | led the Third German Antarctic Expedition |
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