Odd Isaachsen Willoch | |
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Born | Larvik, Norway | 26 February 1885
Died | 9 April 1940 Just off the port of Narvik | (aged 55)
Allegiance | Norway |
Service | Royal Norwegian Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen HNoMS Michael Sars HNoMS Eidsvold |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Haakon VII Coronation Medal Order of the Falcon Légion d'honneur |
Spouse(s) |
Marie Kristine ("Maja") Foss
(m. 1911) |
Odd Isaachsen Willoch (26 February 1885 – 9 April 1940)[1] was a Norwegian naval officer who commanded one of the two coastal defence ships defending Narvik during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.