The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Harald Voltersvik
- Date of birth
- January 25, 1908
- Date of death
- June 16, 1976
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Place of living
- Festninggt. 11, Trondheim
- County
- Sør-Trøndelag
- Rank
- Styrmann
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Historikk:
1930 - Sjøkrigsskolen.
1931 - Koffardi. (Handelsflåten).
1940 - Marinen.
1941 - Korvettjeneste.
1954 - Kommandør.
1957 - Kontreadmiral.
Harald Voltersvik ble uteksaminert fra Sjøkrigsskolen i Horten 1930. Han gikk ut i koffardifart og hadde flere års fartstid da han under krigen ble knyttet til Den Norske Marine som fast offiser. Han var sjef på korvetten EGELANTINE fra september 1941 til august 1943. Han fortsatte i marinen etter krigen og ble utnevnt til kommandør i 1954, og kontreadmiral i 1957.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Sivil stilling: Skipsfører.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: S.Off.k.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: Sek.løytnant 1930, Vpl.løytnant 1940. Kapt.løytn. 1.4.1942. Orlogskapt. 1.12.1946. Kommandørkapt. 1.4.1952, Kommandør 1.5.1954.
Var tilknyttet hæren I.R.3 fra 12.4.1940 til 7.6.1940.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Sjøkrigsskolen, Asdickurs, Portland 18.8.1940. Torpedokurs. Proc.t.course 5.7.-10.7.1943.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Invasjonen i Normandie (Operasjon Neptun, juni 1944)*Enlisted Korvett HNoMS Eglantine as sjef (marinen)
Sources
Aftenposten 10. september 1945.
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 200.
"Seedie's Roll of Naval Honours & Awards 1939-1959", Seedie, 1989
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.39. kort 291-294.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbb/L0001
Engagements (8)
- Ships
- D/S Kos XI
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjef (Marinen)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/12/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/25/1945
- Ships
- D/S Heimdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Kapteinløytnant
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/1/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/12/1945
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjef (Marinen)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/8/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/18/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjef (Marinen)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/9/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/4/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjef (Marinen)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/14/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: August 1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipssjef
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Nestkommanderende
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/6/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/10/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Trøndelag (M.K.T.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 7/10/1945
- To
- 7/6/1946
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon Edinburgh (M.S.E.)
- Position
- Kapteinløytnant
- From
- 12/18/1944
- To
- 2/1/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested London
- Position
- Løytnant
- From
- 6/7/1940
- To
- 6/20/1940
Medals (5)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
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