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Guðmundur Kjærnested

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Allegiance
  
Iceland

Rank
  
Commander s.g.

Commands helds
  
ICGV Ægir, ICGV Týr

Years of service
  
1940–1984

Service/branch
  
Icelandic Coast Guard

Born
  
June 29, 1923 Hafnarfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland (
1923-06-29
)

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)

Died
  
2 September 2005, Reykjavik, Iceland

Cdr. Guðmundur Kjærnested was born Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 29 June 1923. Cdr. Kjærnested 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. He is regarded as a national hero and a true patriot in Iceland.

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National Honours

  • Knight of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1976)
  • Grand Knight (Commander) of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1984)

    • Foreign Honours

  •  Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
  •  Norway: Knight of the Order of St. Olav

    • References

    Guðmundur Kjærnested Wikipedia
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