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Winther, Jens L.
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Personal Information |
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Full Name: |
Jens Lange Winther |
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Date of Birth: |
April 28, 1935 |
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Place of Birth: |
Copenhagen |
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Family
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Son
of postmaster Valdemar Lange Winther and wife Anna Christine Dencker, born
Christensen |
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Marriage: |
Married to Regitze Lilliecreutz Flöystrup |
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Promotions |
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Promotion: |
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1952 |
Naval Cadet |
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November 1, 1955 |
Sub Lieutenant |
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October 1, 1956 |
Lieutenant |
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October 1, 1960 |
Lieutenant Commander |
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April 1, 1966 |
Commander |
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January 1, 1978 |
Commander s.g. |
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Orders, Decorations &
Distinctions |
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Orders, Decorations &
Distinction: |
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October 4, 1982 |
Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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Military
Service |
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Military
Service: |
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July 1956
- September 1956 |
On
mine sweepers of the NÆS Class |
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September 1956
- October 1957 |
On
frigates of the
ESBERN SNARE Class |
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October 1957
- October 1958 |
At
the Navy Basic Training Camp |
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October 1958
- October 1958 |
1stk officer on motor torpedo boats (MTB'S) |
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October 1, 1959
- April 26, 1962 |
CO
of MTB'S |
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February 1962
- April 1965 |
Assistant officer at Vosper Ltd. Portsmouth, England building new Gas
turbine Torpedo Boats (GTB's) |
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April 26, 1962
- January 25, 1965 |
Co
of the MTB'S Mobile Base (MOBA) |
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January 1965
- March 1965 |
Sea
trials on the GTB's
SØLØVEN and
SØRIDDEREN in England |
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February 15, 1965
- April 14, 1965 |
CO
of the GTB
SØRIDDEREN and the 114th Torpedo Boat Division |
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March 1, 1965
- March 1968 |
At
the Defense Staff, Department of Operations. At the same time (September
1965-June 1966) joined the Norwegian Staff Course in Oslo, Norway |
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March 1968
- March 1971 |
AT
the HQ for the Operational Forces (Karup, Jutland) |
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April 1971
- July 1972 |
1st
officer on the inspection ship
HVIDBJØRNEN, fishery inspection of
Greenland and the Faeroe Islands |
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July 1972
- February 1974 |
At
the staff of the Naval Operations Command |
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February 1974
- February 1977 |
Chief of the Operations Department of the Naval Operations Command |
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February 24, 1977
- October 11, 1977 |
CO
of the inspection ship
HVIDBJØRNEN |
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December 5, 1977
- April 20, 1978 |
CO
of the inspection ship
INGOLF |
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May
1, 1978
- July 31, 1981 |
Commander of the Inspectors team of the Naval Staff |
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July 31, 1981
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CO
of the frigate
PEDER SKRAM |
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Other Achievements |
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n/a |
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Additional Comments |
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Was the CO of the frigate
PEDER SKRAM, when a HARPOON missile was accidental
launched on September 6, 1982.
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Death |
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n/a |
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Sources: |
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Danske Søofficerer 1933-1982, edited by
S. E. Pontoppidan and J. Teisen,
published by Søe-Lieutenant-Selskabet,
Copenhagen, 1984 |
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Naval Bibliography |
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