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 | |
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| Born | 29 June 1923 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Died | 2 September 2005 (aged 82) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Branch |  Icelandic Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1940–1984 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | |
| Conflicts | |
Life edit
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 edit
Iceland: Knight of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1976)[5]- Iceland: Grand Knight (Commander) of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1984)[5]
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Norway: Knight of the Order of St. Olav
References edit
- ^ "Guðmundur Kjærnested látinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Maður vikunnar hjá Financial Times". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 November 1975. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Þjóðhetja fellur frá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 3 September 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Merkir Íslendingar -Guðmundur Kjærnested". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 June 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b Icelandic Presidency Website, Guðmundur Kjærnested Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Guðmundur Kjærnested obituary (in Icelandic)