Joachim Rønneberg
| Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 August 1919 Borgund, Møre og Romsdal |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Service/branch | Norwegian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit | Norwegian Independent Company 1 (Norwegian: Kompani Linge) |
| Commands held | Operation Gunnerside |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 War Cross with sword Distinguished Service Order Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce Achievement Award |
| 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 (born 30 August 1919) is a retired Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. He is known for his resistance work during World War II and his post-war war information work.
Rønneberg was born in Borgund as the second son of Alf Rønneberg from Ålesund and Anna Krag Sandberg, and a member of the Rønneberg family. He was the brother of Erling Rønneberg, who was a well-known resistance member too, having received British commando training.
On the maternal side he was a nephew of Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg, and thus a grandnephew of Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg, Sr. On the paternal side he was a second great grandson of Carl Rønneberg, and a grandnephew of politician Anton Johan Rønneberg, whose mother was a part of the Holmboe family—hence Joachim's middle name.
On 19 September 1949 he married Liv Foldal, a crafts teacher born in 1925. He currently resides in Ålesund where a statue honouring him was unveiled by Princess Astrid at the end of August 2014.
Rønneberg reported for national service in 1938, being told to report for duty with the surveying department in 1940.
World War II broke out when Rønneberg was a young adult, and Norway was occupied by Germany from April 1940. He joined Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1) (Norwegian: Kompani Linge) in 1941, having escaped Norway by boat to Scotland the same year. He received military training in the United Kingdom, and held the rank of Second Lieutenant.
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