Ernst Krenkel

Ernst Krenkel
Born
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel

24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903
Died8 December 1971(1971-12-08) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Geographer, explorer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
E. Krenkel as Polar radio operator on the cover of Radiofront magazine. 1937

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.[1]

  1. ^ Кренкель Э. Т. RAEM — мои позывные. — Moscow: Советская Россия, 1973