Harald Sunde (general)

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Harald Sunde
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Sunde in Afghanistan
Born (1954-03-09) 9 March 1954 (age 68)
Hurdal, Norway
AllegianceNorway
Service/branch Coat of arms of the Norwegian Army.svg Norwegian Army
Rank General
Commands heldChief of Defence Chief of National Joint Headquarters

Harald Sunde (born 9 March 1954 in Hurdal) is a Norwegian military officer. He has served as the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces from 1 October 2009 through November 2013. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Schiager, Espen (2009-05-29). "Change in leadership". Norwegian Armed Forces . Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. Schiager, Espen (2009-05-29). "Harald Sunde blir ny forsvarssjef". Norwegian Armed Forces (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. "Norway has appointed a new Chief of Defence". Regjeringen.no, 21 June 2013, web: Regj398.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Defence of Norway
2009–2013
Succeeded by