Ernst Krenkel
Ernst Krenkel | |
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| Born | Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903 |
| Died | 8 December 1971 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, explorer |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel (Russian: Эрнст Теодо́рович Кре́нкель; 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903 in Białystok – 8 December 1971 in Moscow) was a Soviet Arctic explorer, radio operator, and doctor of geographical sciences (1938). He is best known as one of the four members of the North Pole-1 expedition, for which he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1938. Amateur radio callsigns: EU2EQ, U3AA, UA3AA, RAEM.