Guðmundur Kjærnested Explained

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Guðmundur Kjærnested
Birth Date:	29 June 1923
Birth Place:	Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Death Place:	Reykjavík, Iceland
Branch Label:	Branch
Serviceyears Label:	Years of service
Serviceyears:	1940–1984
Commands:
Battles Label:	Conflicts
Battles:	First Cod War Second Cod War Third Cod War

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.

Life

Born in Hafnarfjörður, he is most famous for being the commander of 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

• : Knight of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1976)^[5]
• : Grand Knight (Commander) of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1984)
• : Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
• : Knight of the Order of St. Olav

External links

• Guðmundur Kjærnested obituary

Notes and References

1. News: Guðmundur Kjærnested látinn . 24 July 2018 . . 3 September 2005 . Icelandic.
2. News: Maður vikunnar hjá Financial Times . 24 July 2018 . . 30 November 1975 . Icelandic.
3. News: Þjóðhetja fellur frá . 24 July 2018 . . 3 September 2005 . Icelandic.
4. News: Merkir Íslendingar -Guðmundur Kjærnested . 24 July 2018 . . 27 June 2008 . Icelandic.
5. http://falkadb.forseti.is/orduskra/fal03.php?term=Kj%E6rnested&sub=Leita Icelandic Presidency Website