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Helgi Hallvarðsson
Icelandic Coast Guard commander From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helgi Hallvarðsson (12 June 1931 – 15 March 2008) was an Icelandic commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard. During his 55-year service with the Coast Guard, he took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars[1][2] where he was nicknamed "Mad Helgi",[3] "The Maddest Axeman" and "Napoleon of the North" by the British due to his aggressive tactics.[4][5][6]
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Life
Helgi was born in Reykjavík to Guðfinna Lýðsdóttir and Hallvarður Rósinkarsson, both from Skógarströnd.[7]
Honours
Norway: Knight of the Order of St. Olav (1974)
Iceland: Knight of the Order of the Falcon (1976)
References
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