Joachim Rønneberg

Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg, DSO (30 August 1919 – 21 October 2018) was a Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. He was known for his resistance work during World War II. He commanded Operation Gunnerside.[1]

Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg
Joachim Rønneberg (left), Jens Anton Poulsson and Kasper Idland receive King Haakon VII of Norway at the premiere of the film Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water in Oslo (1948)
Born(1919-08-30)30 August 1919
Ålesund, Norway
Died21 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 99)
AllegianceNorway
Service/branchNorwegian Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankFirst Lieutenant
UnitNorwegian Independent Company 1
Battles/wars
  • Norwegian Campaign
  • Operation Gunnerside
Awards
  • Norway War Cross with sword
  • United Kingdom Distinguished Service Order
  • France Legion of Honour
  • France Croix de Guerre with palm
  • United States Medal of Freedom with silver palm
RelationsAlf Rønneberg (father)
Anna Krag Sandberg (mother)
Erling Rønneberg (brother)
Anton Johan Rønneberg (great uncle)
Other workNRK broadcaster

Rønneberg reported for national service in 1938, being told to report for duty with the surveying department in 1940.[2]

Rønneberg died on 21 October 2018 at the age of 99.[3]

References
  1. "Joachim Rønneberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "Joachim Rønneberg: "Kanskje var fremtiden vår kort i 1940"" (in Norwegian). Norsk Forsvarsforening. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. "Krigsveteranen Joachim Rønneberg er død, 99 år gammel". Avisen Agder (in Norwegian). 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


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