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 Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region, on the s ...

, 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. He is regarded as a national hero in Iceland.

Honours

* : Knight of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1976)Icelandic Presidency Website
Guðmundur Kjærnested * : Grand Knight (Commander) of the Order of the Falcon (17 June 1984) * : Knight of the

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* : Knight of the Order of St. Olav

References

External links

Guðmundur Kjærnested obituary
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