Odd Isaachsen Willoch

Odd Isaachsen Willoch
Born(1885-02-26)26 February 1885
Larvik, Norway
Died9 April 1940(1940-04-09) (aged 55)
Just off the port of Narvik
AllegianceNorway
Branch Royal Norwegian Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsHNoMS Fridtjof Nansen
HNoMS Michael Sars
HNoMS Eidsvold
ConflictsSecond World War
Awards Haakon VII Coronation Medal
Order of the Falcon
Légion d'honneur
Spouse
Marie Kristine ("Maja") Foss
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(m. 1911)​

Odd Isaachsen Willoch (26 February 1885 – 9 April 1940) was a Norwegian naval officer who commanded one of the two coastal defence ships defending Narvik during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.

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