Guðmundur Kjærnested

CDR s.g. Guðmundur H. H. Kjærnested
Born (1923-06-29)29 June 1923
Hafnarfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died 2 September 2005(2005-09-02) (aged 82)
Reykjavík, Republic of Iceland
Allegiance  Iceland
Service/branch Icelandic Coast Guard
Years of service 1940–1984
Rank Commander s.g.
Commands held ICGV Týr
ICGV Ægir
Battles/wars First Cod War
Second Cod War
Third Cod War
Awards Cross of Grand Knight of the Order of the Falcon (Iceland)
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)
Knight of the Order of St. Olav (Norway)

Cdr. Guðmundur Kjærnested was born Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 29 June 1923. Guðmundur was a commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard and took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars; he is most famous for being the commander of ICGV Týr and for his achievements while protecting disputed changes to Icelandic territorial waters from the Royal Navy and British trawlers during the Cod Wars. Guðmundur died on 2 September 2005.[1] He is regarded as a national hero and a true patriot in Iceland.[2][3][4]

Honours

National Honours

Foreign Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Guðmundur Kjærnested látinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Maður vikunnar hjá Financial Times". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 November 1975. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Þjóðhetja fellur frá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 3 September 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Merkir Íslendingar -Guðmundur Kjærnested". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 June 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Icelandic Presidency Website, Guðmundur Kjærnested
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