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Odd Isaachsen Willoch
Born(1885-02-26)26 February 1885
Larvik, Norway
Died9 April 1940(1940-04-09) (aged 55)
Just off the port of Narvik
AllegianceNorway
Service/branchOdd Isaachsen Willoch Royal Norwegian Navy
RankCaptain
Commands heldHNoMS Fridtjof Nansen
HNoMS Michael Sars
HNoMS Eidsvold
Battles/warsSecond World War
  • German invasion of Narvik 
AwardsNorway Haakon VII Coronation Medal
Iceland Order of the Falcon
France 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.

  1. ^ Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1951). Våre falne 1939-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Norwegian government. p. 537.

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