Bård Olav Grotle was a Norwegian fisherman and seaman born on April 4, 1917, in Bremanger. During World War II, he served in Kompani Linge, a Norwegian special forces unit. He departed Norway on December 23, 1940, aboard MK 'Igland', later becoming the captain of a vessel called 'Aksel'. Grotle and his crew conducted several missions across the North Sea supporting resistance fighters. Tragically, he died when his boat sank on December 6, 1942, while returning to Shetland from a mission. He was posthumously awarded the War Cross with swords and the British Distinguished Service Medal.
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Meaning of the name - Bard
Poet, storyteller, singer
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Bård Olav Grotle belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Bremanger
Place of Death: Nordsjøen
Occupation: fisherman | seaman
Employers: Kompani Linge
Awards Received: Distinguished Service Medal | War Cross
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 4, 1917
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 4, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 4, 2026 |
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| Sun | 14 Aries 21 | 14 Aries 56 | 29 Cancer 16 |
| Moon | 11 Virgo 40 | 14 Scorpio 34 | 8 Virgo 27 |
| Mercury | 20 Aries 46 | 17 Pisces 11 | 10 Leo 18 |
| Venus | 8 Aries 44 | 6 Taurus 12 | 22 Leo 39 |
| Mars | 6 Aries 58 | 26 Pisces 0 | 26 Gemini 19 |
| Jupiter | 9 Taurus 54 | 16 Cancer 3 | 4 Gemini 15 |
| Saturn | 24 Cancer 29 | 5 Aries 54 | 4 Leo 11 |
| Uranus | 22 Aquarius 30 | 28 Taurus 56 | 22 Aquarius 35 |
| Neptune | 2 Leo 6 | 2 Aries 20 | 4 Leo 25 |
| Pluto | 2 Cancer 23 | 5 Aquarius 16 | 4 Cancer 33 |
| Rahu | 15 Capricorn 24 | 7 Pisces 12 | 9 Capricorn 37 |
| Ketu | 15 Cancer 24 | 7 Virgo 12 | 9 Cancer 37 |
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