Allegiance Denmark Years of service 1960–1996 | Rank Admiral Name Jorgen Garde | |
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Died 3 August 1996(1996-08-03) (aged 57)
Vagar, Faroe Islands | ||
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Hans Jørgen Garde (22 January 1939 in Frederiksberg – 3 August 1996 on Vágar, Faroe Islands) was a Danish admiral.
Garde was the Danish Chief of Defence from 1 April 1996 until his death. Garde died when the Gulfstream III he was travelling in with his wife crashed during final approach to Vágar Airport in bad weather and poor visibility. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the gold medal of the United States Naval Institute.
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