Joachim Rønneberg

Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg
Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg
	Joachim Rønneberg (left), Jens Anton Poulsson and Kasper Idland receive King Haakon VII of Norway at the premiere of the film Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water in Oslo (1948)
Born	30 August 1919; Ålesund, Norway
Died	21 October 2018 (aged 99); Ålesund, Norway
Allegiance	Norway
Service/branch	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	Norwegian Independent Company 1
Battles/wars	Norwegian Campaign; Operation Gunnerside;
Awards	War Cross with sword; Distinguished Service Order; Legion of Honour; Croix de Guerre with palm; Medal of Freedom with silver palm;
Spouse(s)	Liv Foldal (m. 1949)
Relations	Alf Rønneberg (father); Anna Krag Sandberg (mother); Erling Rønneberg (brother); Anton Johan Rønneberg (great uncle)
Other work	NRK broadcaster

Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg DSO (30 August 1919 – 21 October 2018) was a Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. He was known for his resistance work during World War II, most notably commanding Operation Gunnerside, and his post-war war information work.

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