Alfred Ritscher
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 and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.
Alfred Ritscher | |
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| Born | 23 May 1879 Bad Lauterberg, Prussia |
| Died | 30 March 1963 (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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