9 April 1940(1940-04-09) (aged 55) Just off the port of Narvik
Allegiance
Norway
Service/branch
Royal Norwegian Navy
Rank
Captain
Commands held
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen HNoMS Michael Sars HNoMS Eidsvold
Battles/wars
Second World War
German invasion of Narvik †
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.
^Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1951). Våre falne 1939-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Norwegian government. p. 537.
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