Joachim
Holmboe
Rønneberg
Born in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norge
Ancestors 
Son of Alf Rønneberg
and Anna Krag Sandberg
Brother of
Erling Rønneberg
Husband of
Liv Muriel (Foldal) Rønneberg
— married
19 Sep 1945 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 99
in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norge
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2018
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Biography
Joachim Rønneberg served in the Norwegian Army in World War II
Service started: 1941
Unit(s): Norwegian Independent Company 1
Service ended: 1945
Joachim Rønneberg is Notable.
"Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg was born in Alesund, on Aug. 30, 1919, one of two sons of Alf and Anna Krag Sandberg Ronneberg. Joachim and his brother, Erling, who also became a wartime resistance fighter, attended schools in Alesund, on Norway’s western coast."[1]
He was the last surviving member of the team of Norwegian resistance fighters who attacked the German Norsk Hydro heavy water production plant in Vemork, Norway, in 1943. This attack was the inspiration for the 1965 movie "The Heroes of Telemark."
Joachim died at Ålesund, Norway, on Sunday, 21 Oct 2018 at the age of 99.
Sources
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. "Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99" New York Times Accessed at NYTimes,com on 22 Oct 2018
- Wikidata: Item Q4582683
- Joachim Rønneberg, Wikipedia
- Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (1919-2018) on Find A Grave: Memorial #194163242 retrieved 22 October 2018
- Wikipedia: Joachim Rønneberg
- Operation Gunnerside
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