Guðmundur Kjærnested
Military Person
1923 – 2005
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Who was Guðmundur Kjærnested?
Cdr. Guðmundur Kjærnested was born Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 29 June 1923. Cdr. Kjærnested was a commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard and took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars; 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. He is regarded as a national hero and a true patriot in Iceland.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1923
Hafnarfjörður - Employment
- TransAtlantic Lines
- Died
- 2005
Reykjavik
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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