Harald Sunde (general)

{{Short description|Norwegian military officer}}

{{for|the Norwegian footballer|Harald Sunde (footballer)}}

{{Infobox military person

|name = Harald Sunde

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|03|09|df=y}}

|birth_place = Hurdal, Norway

|image = Harald Sunde.jpg

|caption = Sunde in Afghanistan

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|allegiance = Norway

|branch = Image:Coat of arms of the Norwegian Army.svg Norwegian Army

|serviceyears=

|rank = General

|commands = Chief of Defence

Chief of National Joint Headquarters

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}}

Harald Sunde (born 9 March 1954 in Hurdal) is a Norwegian military officer. He has served as the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces from 1 October 2009 through November 2013.{{cite web |first=Espen |last=Schiager |authorlink= |work=Norwegian Armed Forces |title=Change in leadership |url=http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/article.jhtml?articleID=183901 |date=2009-05-29 |access-date=2009-06-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727144622/http://www.mil.no/languages/english/start/article.jhtml?articleID=183901 |archive-date=2010-07-27 |df= }}{{cite web |first=Espen |last=Schiager |work=Norwegian Armed Forces |title=Harald Sunde blir ny forsvarssjef |url=http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=183894 |date=2009-05-29 |access-date=2009-05-29 |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105027/http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=183894 |archive-date=2009-06-01 |df= }}

"Norway has appointed a new Chief of Defence".

Regjeringen.no, 21 June 2013, web:

[http://www.regjeringen.no/en/archive/Stoltenbergs-2nd-Government/Ministry-of-Defence/Nyheter-og-pressemeldinger/pressemeldinger/2013/norway-has-appointed-a-new-chief-of-defe.html?id=731398 Regj398].