Guðmundur Kjærnested

Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested (29 June 1923 – 2 September 2005) was an Icelandic commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard and took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars.

Guðmundur Kjærnested
Born(1923-06-29)29 June 1923
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died2 September 2005(2005-09-02) (aged 82)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Branch Icelandic Coast Guard
Years of service1940–1984
RankCommander
Commands
Conflicts

Life

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Born in Hafnarfjörður, 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 in Iceland.[2][3][4]

Honours

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References

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  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. ^ a b Icelandic Presidency Website, Guðmundur Kjærnested Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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