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1st Moroccan Infantry Division [SEP] conflict | 1st Moroccan Infantry Division
The 1st Moroccan Infantry Division () was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.
World War I.
The division was formed in July 1918 by the renaming and partial reorganization of the Moroccan Infantry Division. In spite of its name, Moroccan troops formed only one of i... | formation of the Moroccan Division between 1914 and 1918 were the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion RMLE, the 4th Marching Tirailleurs Regiment 4 RTT, the 7th Marching Tirailleurs Regiment 7 RTA and 8th Marching Zouaves Regiment 8 RZ, all awarded the French fourragere with colours of the légion d’honneur at the e... | 8,700 | zeroshot-train |
Adam Dulęba [SEP] conflict | extensived fractures, suffered a serious injury to the spine and skull. Janusz Antoni Dulęba, their fourth and last child, was born 17 October 1928. The children, except Henryk Tadeusz, are still alive to this day.
After World War I, Adam and Zofia Dulęba, together with their children, had lived off the income from an ... | Adam Dulęba
Adam Franciszek Mikołaj Dulęba (6 December 1895 – end of March 1944 in the Gross-Rosen concentration camp) – Polish photographer, officer of the Polish Legions, soldier of Armia Krajowa; known under the pseudonym Góral. Adam Dulęba was the photographer and chronicler of the Polish Legions. He photographed, ... | 8,701 | zeroshot-train |
Alamo Scouts [SEP] conflict | missions behind enemy lines, mainly in New Guinea and the Philippines, without losing a single man.
The unit was disbanded at Kyoto, Japan, in November 1945.
Legacy.
In 1988, the soldiers of the Alamo Scouts were awarded the Special Forces Tab in recognition for their services in World War II, including them in the lin... | 138 were retained as Alamo Scouts and were formed into elite six-to-seven man teams.
Throughout the war the Alamo Scouts conducted the doctrinal missions of Special Reconnaissance, Direct Action, Foreign Internal Defense, and Unconventional Warfare.
In less than seventeen months in the field the Alamo Scouts earned 118... | 8,702 | zeroshot-train |
Alois Rodlauer [SEP] conflict | Alois Rodlauer
Leutnant Alois Rodlauer was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. | - Sigismund Waitz † (17 Dec 1934 Confirmed – 30 Oct 1941 Died)
- Andreas Rohracher † (1 May 1943 Confirmed – 30 Jun 1969 Retired)
- Eduard Macheiner † (18 Oct 1969 Confirmed – 17 Jul 1972 Died)
- Karl Berg † (9 Jan 1973 Confirmed – 5 Sep 1988 Retired)
- Georg Eder † (17 Jan 1989 Confirmed – 23 Nov 2002 Resigned)
- Aloi... | 8,703 | zeroshot-train |
Alvan Cullem Gillem [SEP] conflict | Alvan Cullem Gillem
Alvan Cullem Gillem (July 29, 1830 – December 2, 1875) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Southern-born, he remained loyal to the Federal government and fought in several battles in the Western Theater before commanding occupation troops in Mississippi and Arkans... | Gillem
Gillem is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alvan Cullem Gillem (1830–1875), Union Army officer
- Alvan Cullem Gillem II (1917–2009), United States Air Force general
- Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr. (1888–1973), United States Army general
- Gladys Gillem (1920–2009), American professional wrestler
-... | 8,704 | zeroshot-train |
Anastasios Karatasos [SEP] conflict | Anastasios Karatasos
Anastasios Karatasos (; 1764 – 21 January 1830) was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence was born in the village of Dovras (Δοβράς or Δορβρά), Imathia and is considered to be the most important revolutionary from Macedonia.
Klephtis and Greek War of Independence.
Karataso... | defended Naousa with a force of 4,000 under Anastasios Karatasos, Dimitrios Karatasos, Aggelis Gatsos, Karamitsos and Philippos, the son of Zafeirakis Theodosiou, under the overall command of Zafeirakis Theodosiou and Anastasios Karatasos. The Turks attempted to take the town of Naousa on 16 March, and again on 18 and ... | 8,705 | zeroshot-train |
Archibald Alexander Gordon [SEP] conflict | Archibald Alexander Gordon
Major Archibald Alexander Gordon CBE, MVO, Order of Leopold, Legion of Honour (1867 – 12 August 1949) was a Scottish soldier who served as attaché to the Military Household of King Albert I of Belgium during World War I, with the title of Belgian King's Messenger.
He is the younger brother of... | Archibald Gordon
Archibald Gordon may refer to:
- Archibald Gordon (British Army officer) (1812–1886), Scottish inspector-general of hospitals
- Ronald Gordon (Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon, 1927–2015), British Anglican bishop
- Archibald Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913–1984), Scottish writer, broa... | 8,706 | zeroshot-train |
Archie Van Winkle [SEP] conflict | Archie Van Winkle
Colonel Archie Van Winkle (March 17, 1925 – May 22, 1986) was a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a staff sergeant during the advance to the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.
A combat veteran of World War II, he was called to active duty with the Marine Corps... | Van Winkle
Van Winkle is a Dutch surname. It is the Anglicization of Van Winkel, meaning "from shop" in modern Dutch, but originating as "from Winkel", a number of places in the Low Countries and Germany. Perhaps the most famous Van Winkle is the title character of "Rip Van Winkle", an 1819 short story by Washington Ir... | 8,707 | zeroshot-train |
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan [SEP] conflict | Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (; ; also known by the troops under his command as Komandos (); born May 22, 1939) is a Soviet and Armenian Major General, a military leader of the Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and Armenia's former Deputy Minister of Defense. Ter-Tadevosyan is best known as... | well as the youngest person ever to hold the title at 19 years old.
Recipients.
- Samvel Babayan
- Vazgen Sargsyan
- Ashot Ghulian
- Monte Melkonian
- Kristapor Ivanyan
- Movses Hakobyan
- Vitaly Balasanyan
- Arkady Ghukasyan
- Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
- Shahen Meghrian
- Robert Abajyan
- Adam Sahakyan | 8,708 | zeroshot-train |
Arthur Rahn [SEP] conflict | Arthur Rahn
Leutnant Arthur Rahn (18 July 1897 – 27 April 1962) was a German World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He served as a fighter pilot for about two years before being wounded in action on 27 July 1918. Exiting hospital after war's end, he married in 1919. In 1928, the Rahns emigrated to t... | died in action. He relinquished the command to Hans Martin Pippart. On 4 May 1918, he scored his last victory above Piennes; the victim was an "Escadrille 77" SPAD that he set aflame. On 7 June 1918, Rahn filed a combat claim for a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a, but it went unconfirmed.
"Leutnant" Arthur Rahn was awarde... | 8,709 | zeroshot-train |
Attilio Imolesi [SEP] conflict | Attilio Imolesi
Sergente Attilio Imolesi was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
Attilio Imolesi was born in Cesena, Kingdom of Italy on 11 October 1890. His date of entry into military service is unknown, but he was accepted by the Malpensa flying school of the "Corpo Aeronautico Mi... | . After a double victory on 26 September, he was awarded a Silver Medal for Military Valor. After a fifth victory on 13 December, Imolesi ended 1917 as an ace.
Imolesi was promoted to "Sergente". He scored his sixth and final victory on 14 January 1918, shared with Antonio Reali. In March, Imolesi would suffer serious ... | 8,710 | zeroshot-train |
August Bloedner [SEP] conflict | August Bloedner
Christian Friedrich August Bloedner was a German-born carpenter from Cincinnati, who served with the 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry during the American Civil War. He built the 32nd Indiana Monument.
Biography.
August Bloedner was born around 1825 in Altenburg, Saxe-Altenburg, Germany. Emigrating to the ... | of German ancestry. After the December 1861 Battle of Rowlett's Station, regiment private August Bloedner created the limestone memorial in the German language as a tribute to his regiment's fatalities. Also known as the August Bloedner Monument, both the monument and the bodies of those it honors are together in the c... | 8,711 | zeroshot-train |
August Burkard [SEP] conflict | August Burkard
Leutnant August Burkard was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
On 1 June 1918, Burkard was posted to Jagdstaffel 29, a Fokker D.VII fighter squadron commanded by Harald Auffarth. On the 27th, Burkard staked his first victory claim, which was unconfirmed. He also received the Iro... | the location of a conflict between Ojibwe and Federal troops of the United States, the Battle of Sugar Point. A firefight broke out between the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe after one of the soldiers sent to retrieve a bootlegger mistakenly fired his rifle. Oscar Burkard received the Meda... | 8,712 | zeroshot-train |
Battle of Huamachuco [SEP] conflict | Battle of Huamachuco
The Battle of Huamachuco was fought on the 10 July 1883, and it was the last major battle of the War of the Pacific. The Chilean soldiers led by Colonel Alejandro Gorostiaga decisively defeated the Peruvian army commanded by General Andrés Avelino Cáceres near the town of Huamachuco. This Chilean v... | It was named as a very illustrious and faithful city by General Jose de San Martin and was the scene of the Battle of Huamachuco (10 July 1883), the final episode of the Pacific War where troops led by Andrés Avelino Caceres were defeated by Chilean troops under Colonel Alejandro Gorostiaga.
Geography.
Huamachuco is lo... | 8,713 | zeroshot-train |
Bertrand Stewart [SEP] conflict | Bertrand Stewart
Bertrand Stewart (December 1872 – 18 September 1914) worked as a solicitor in London and was also a military officer in the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry, he fought in the Second Boer War and World War I. In between the two wars he volunteered to spy on German naval actions. He was famously arrested i... | 27 Mar 1525 - 3 Aug 1534)
- Gianvincenzo Carafa (23 Jul 1537 - 28 Nov 1537)
- Rodolfo Pio (28 Nov 1537 - 24 Sep 1543)
- Bartolomeo Guidiccioni (24 Sep 1543 - 4 Nov 1549)
- Federico Cesi (28 Feb 1550 - 20 Sep 1557)
- Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici (20 Sep 1557 - 25 Dec 1559)
- Jean de Bertrand (16 Jan 1560 - 13 Mar 1560)
- ... | 8,714 | zeroshot-train |
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey [SEP] conflict | Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (or Jannot de Moncey), 1st Duke of Conegliano, 1st Baron of Conegliano, Peer of France (31 July 1754 – 20 April 1842), Marshal of France, was a prominent soldier in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Later he became Governor of the Hôtel des Inva... | the Western Pyrenees" held a significant portion of northeastern Spain.
The army commanders with the longest tenure were Jacques Léonard Muller, who served from October 1793 to August 1794, and Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, who served from August 1794 until the army was disbanded. Emperor Napoleon appointed Moncey a Ma... | 8,715 | zeroshot-train |
Challenger 2 [SEP] conflict | Fifty main armament rounds and 4,200 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition are carried.
The Challenger 2 has a four-man crew. The turret and hull are protected with second generation Chobham armour (also known as Dorchester). On one occasion, in August 2006, during the post-invasion stage of the Iraq War, an RPG-29 was fired at... | to Goggle Scholar, has been cited 641 times
- Peterson RS, Behfar KJ. The dynamic relationship between performance feedback, trust, and conflict in groups: A longitudinal study. "Organizational behavior and human decision processes". 2003 Sep 1;92(1-2):102-12. According to Goggle Scholar, has been cited 396 times
- Beh... | 8,716 | zeroshot-train |
Charles Veale [SEP] conflict | Charles Veale
Charles Veale or Veal was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Biography.
Veale joined the Army in Portsmouth, Virginia, enlisting as a private in Co... | jurist and former politician
- Theodore William Henry Veale (1892–1980), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Charles Douglas Veale (1895–1971), Town Clerk (CEO) of the City of Adelaide (1947–1965)
See also.
- Veale Gardens in Adelaide, named after William Charles Douglas Veale | 8,717 | zeroshot-train |
Claude-Étienne Guyot [SEP] conflict | Claude-Étienne Guyot
Claude-Étienne Guyot, count of the Empire, (1768–1837) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, noted for commanding cavalry.
Early career during the Revolutionary Wars.
Joining the army in November 1790 as a mere trooper of the "chasseurs-à-cheval" of Brittany, he... | - Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour (1771–1809), French Army general
- Raymond Guiot (born 1930), French musician
- Arnold Henry Guyot (1807–1884), Swiss-American geologist and geographer
- Charles Guyot (1892–1963), French poet
- Christophe Guyot (born 1962), French Superbike competitor
- Claude Guyot (born 1947), Frenc... | 8,718 | zeroshot-train |
Cornelius H. Charlton [SEP] conflict | Cornelius H. Charlton
Cornelius H. Charlton (July 24, 1929 – June 2, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. Sergeant Charlton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chipo-ri, South Korea on June 2, 1951.
Born to a coal mining family in West Virginia, Charlton enliste... | controversy attracted national attention before Charlton was finally reburied in Arlington in 2008.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Cornelius H. Charlton was born in East Gulf, West Virginia on July 24, 1929. He was the eighth of 17 children born to Van Charlton, a coal miner, and Clara (née Thompson) Charlton, a hous... | 8,719 | zeroshot-train |
David Ayers [SEP] conflict | David Ayers
David Ayers (April 4, 1841 – December 11, 1916) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Union assault.
On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksb... | Sunday Times Sep 2, 2007) link
- "Soft Centered" by Pierre Perrone (The Independent Sep 11 2007) link
- Album Review by Andy Gill (Uncut Sept 2007) link
- Album Review by Mike Barnes (Mojo Sept 2007) link
- "Kevin Ayers" by Mike Atkinson (Stylus Oct 23 2007) link
- "Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt" by Simon Reynolds (Reyn... | 8,720 | zeroshot-train |
David Geisinger [SEP] conflict | David Geisinger
David Geisinger (1790 – 5 March 1860) was an officer of the United States Navy, who served during the War of 1812, and was later Commodore of the East India Squadron.
Biography.
Geisinger was born in Maryland in 1790 and was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy, on 15 November 1809. During the... | helping local healthcare. The full merger and integration of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital into Geisinger Health System received final approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the new Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital became effective on November 1, 2013.
From 2001 through... | 8,721 | zeroshot-train |
David Halberstam [SEP] conflict | David Halberstam
David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 April 23, 2007) was an American journalist and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, and later, sports journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. H... | David Halberstam (1934–2007), American journalist and author
- David J. Halberstam, American sports announcer
- Devorah Halberstam, American anti-terrorism and gun control activist
- Dovid Halberstam (1821-1894), founder of the Chrzanow Hasidic dynasty
- Heini Halberstam (1926–2014), mathematician, Elliott–Halberstam c... | 8,722 | zeroshot-train |
David Philip Hirsch [SEP] conflict | David Philip Hirsch
David Philip Hirsch VC (28 December 1896 – 23 April 1917) was a British Army officer during World War I and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details.
Hirsch was born ... | David Hirsch
David Hirsch may refer to:
- David Philip Hirsch (1896–1917), British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient
- David Hirsch (television personality) (born 1962), American television personality
- David Hirsch (rabbi) (born 1968)
- David A. Hirsch (born 1960), American businessman and activist
See also.
... | 8,723 | zeroshot-train |
David Sprowle [SEP] conflict | David Sprowle
David Sprowle (born 1811) was an orderly sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Biography.
Sprowle was born in 1811 in Lisbon, New York. He initially enlisted in the Army in May 1840 as D... | Sprowle, George Veale, Thomas Veale, Charles Steuart, Humphrey Roberts, Francis Miller, James Rae, David Purcell and Amos Etheridge.
Gosport Shipyard.
Sprowle founded the Gosport Navy Yard in 1767 under the British flag. The shipyard is now known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and is the United States Navy's oldest continu... | 8,724 | zeroshot-train |
David Stirling [SEP] conflict | David Stirling
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, mountaineer, and the founder of the Special Air Service. He saw active service during the Second World War.
Life before the war.
Stirling was born at his family's ancestral ho... | ", by Peter Leeson. "Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence" 28.1 (Jan. 2015): 237-40.
- "Who Rules America?" Rev. of "The New Class Conflict", by Joel Kotkin. "Reason". Reason Foundation, Sep. 20, 2014.
- "In Us We Trust?" Rev. of "The Moral Foundations of Economic Behavior", by David C. Rose. "The Freeman: Ideas o... | 8,725 | zeroshot-train |
Decatur Dorsey [SEP] conflict | Decatur Dorsey
Decatur Dorsey (1836 – July 11, 1891) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Crater. Born into slavery, Dorsey enlisted in the United States Colored Troops and served through th... | naval captain in the Revolutionary War
- Decatur Dorsey (1836-1891), African-American Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (1932-2004), African-American politician
- Doug Decatur (1958-), Baseball writer and grand-nephew of Art Decatur | 8,726 | zeroshot-train |
Denys Whitehorn Reid [SEP] conflict | Denys Whitehorn Reid
Denys Whitehorn Reid CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar (1897–1970) was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II. He was born in Dundee on 24 March 1897. His father was the Rev John Reid, minister of Ness Bank Church in Inverness, and his mother w... | art critic and historian
- Denys Turner (born 1942), British academic
- Denys Watkins-Pitchford (1905–1990), British author, illustrator and countryman
- Denys Whitehorn Reid (1897–1970), officer in the British Army
- Denys Wilkinson (1922–2016), British nuclear physicist
- Denys Williams (1929–2014), Chief Justice of ... | 8,727 | zeroshot-train |
Domingo Arrieta León [SEP] conflict | Domingo Arrieta León
Domingo Arrieta León (August 4, 1874 - November 18, 1962) was a Mexican general and statesman who fought in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and was later elected the governor of Durango State, Mexico.
Early life.
Arrieta León was born in Canelas, in the Mexican state of Durango on August 4, 1874. He... | Arrieta (disambiguation)
Arrieta can refer to:
Places.
- Arrieta, municipality in the province of Biscay, Basque Country
- Arrieta, Lanzarote, seaside village in the north of Lanzarote, Canary Islands
- Arietta, New York, a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States
People.
- Alfredo Arrieta, mayor of Junín Parti... | 8,728 | zeroshot-train |
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II [SEP] conflict | Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II (November 9, 1858 – April 4, 1923) was a United States Army Major who served with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He helped direct relief work after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wa... | Army Maj. Gen. Edward Otho Cresap Ord, (1818–1883). Primarily, horse cavalry units trained on the camp until the military began to mechanize and train mobile combat units such as tanks, armored personnel carriers and movable artillery.
By 1940, the 23-year-old Camp Ord was expanded to , with the realization that the tw... | 8,729 | zeroshot-train |
Edward Trenchard [SEP] conflict | Edward Trenchard
Edward Trenchard (1785–1824) was a captain of the United States Navy, who saw service in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, the War of 1812, and the Second Barbary War. He was the father of Rear Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard.
Biography.
Biography Early life and background.
Trenchard ... | Trenchard (disambiguation)
Trenchard is the name of:
- Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, founder of the Royal Air Force
It may also refer to his vicounty:
- Viscount Trenchard
or his descendants:
- Thomas Trenchard, 2nd Viscount Trenchard
- Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard
Others with the surname "Trenchard... | 8,730 | zeroshot-train |
Emil Thuy [SEP] conflict | Emil Thuy
Emil Thuy (11 March 1894 – 11 June 1930), Pour le Merite, Württemberg's Order of Military Merit, House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross First and Second Class, was one of the leading German fighter aces of World War I, with 35 victories. After the war, he was an adviser to the Finnish air force and was invol... | Emil Thuy in support of "2 Armee". Five days later, JG 7 was reassigned to support "18 Armee". On 8 July 1918, Jasta 57 was posted to "1 Armee".
Commanding officer ("Staffelführer").
- Paul Strähle: 6 January 1918
Duty stations.
- Wasquehal, France: 24 January 1918
- Halluin: 23 April 1918
- Ennemain: 6 June 1918
- Neu... | 8,731 | zeroshot-train |
Essex County Division [SEP] conflict | Essex County Division
The Essex County Division was a formation of the British Army formed in World War II on 18 February 1941 by the redesignation of the West Sussex County Division. It lasted until 7 October when it was disbanded. It had one commanding officer, Major General J. H. T. Priestman, It was under the comma... | Hertfordshire
- 1390 Geoffrey Michale
- 1391 Sir William Coggleshall of Codham Hall and Coggeshall, Essex (1st term)
- 1392 Adam Frances
- 1393 Thomas Coggeshall
- 1394 Thomas Sampkin
- 1395-97 William Bateman
- 1398 Sir Robert Turk of Hitchin, Hertfordshire
List of sheriffs Henry IV.
- 1399 (Aug–Sep) John Doreward of ... | 8,732 | zeroshot-train |
Eugen Müller [SEP] conflict | rank of "Generalmajor" and took command of the War Academy.
1 September 1939, at the outbreak of World War II, Müller was assigned to the Headquarters Chief of Staff of the Army, under the command of Franz Halder. Müller was in charge of legal and criminal action relating to the occupied areas in Europe. He remained at... | USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Thomas Binkley)
- Toyohiko Satoh (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
- Edin Karamazov (b. Bosnia-Herzogovina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
- Marc Lewon (b. Germany, studied with Crawford Young)
- Rolf Lislevand (b. Norway; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopki... | 8,733 | zeroshot-train |
Eugene Ashley, Jr. [SEP] conflict | Eugene Ashley Jr.
Eugene Ashley Jr. (October 12, 1930 or 1931 – February 7, 1968) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Biography.
Sgt. Ashley was born in Wilmington, NC on October 12, 1931, to Euge... | (07-Oct-1992 – 15-Aug-1995)
- Peter Burleigh – (19-Jan-1996 – 1-Aug-1997)
- Shaun E. Donnelly – (19-Dec-1997 – 16-Aug-2000)
- E. Ashley Wills – (13-Nov-2000 – 17-Jun-2003)
- Jeffrey Lunstead – (26-Sep-2003 – 09-Sep-2006)
- Robert O. Blake, Jr. – (09-Sep-2006 – 19-Aug-2009)
- Patricia A. Butenis – (19-Aug-2009 – 29-Jun-... | 8,734 | zeroshot-train |
Fernand Goux [SEP] conflict | Fernand Goux
Fernand Goux (31 December 1899 – 9 November 2008) was, at age 108, the penultimate French World War I veteran, with Pierre Picault being the last.
Born in Sceaux-du-Gâtinais, Loiret, Goux was called up for service on 19 April 1918. Goux was deployed behind the front lines with the 85th Infantry Regiment, ... | of Physicians. 27 Sep 1947
- Medical Problems for Nurse and Midwife. 11 Sep 1948
Articles Journal Of The Royal Army Medical Corps.
- Varicocele as a Military Disability. Feb 1905
- The Employment of Non-Commissioned Officers as Sanitary Inspectors. Jun 1905
- The Goux System and its Application to India. Jun 1906
- Nig... | 8,735 | zeroshot-train |
Francisco Ballesteros [SEP] conflict | Francisco Ballesteros
Francisco Ballesteros (1770 in Zaragoza – June 29, 1832 in Paris) emerged as a career Spanish General during the Peninsular War.
Ballasteros served against the First French Republic in the 1793 War of the Pyrenees. He was dismissed from his post for lack of service in 1804 until Prime Minister God... | Ballesteros (surname)
Ballesteros is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alejandro Ballestero, Spanish politician
- Ángel Ballesteros Gallardo, Spanish poet and historian
- Camilo Ballesteros, Chilean politician
- Carolina Rodriguez Ballesteros, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Chasty Ballesteros, C... | 8,736 | zeroshot-train |
François Bontemps [SEP] conflict | François Bontemps
François Bontemps, later baron d'Abaumont, a noted brigadier general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born 1 June 1753 at Saumur, and died 29 October 1811 at Saumur (Maine-et-Loire).
Family and education.
François Bontemps was born into a family of craftsmen, worker... | of Angers. Lacking a vocation, however, Bontemps enlisted in an infantry regiment of the Royal Army. In 1784, having reached the rank of company clerk, and remained there for two years, he realized that he could not advance. He accepted a discharge the 4 May and returned to study the priesthood.
In 1789, François Bonte... | 8,737 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick Charles Winkler [SEP] conflict | Frederick Charles Winkler
Frederick Charles Winkler (March 15, 1838 – March 22, 1921) was a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general in 1866. He later became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biogr... | 1831–1907)
- C.W.Andrews – Charles William Andrews (1866–1924)
- C.Weber – Claude Weber (fl. 1968)
- C.Winkl. – Constantin (Konstantin) Georg Alexander Winkler (1848–1900)
- C.Winslow – Charles Frederick Winslow (1811–1877)
- C.W.Powell – Charles Wesley Powell (1854–1927)
- C.Wright – Charles Wright (1811–1885)
- C.W.S... | 8,738 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick George D'Utassy [SEP] conflict | Frederick George D'Utassy
Frederick George D'Utassy or George Frederick D'Utassy (November 26, 1827 – May 5, 1892) was an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War who led the famous "Garibaldi Guard", or 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from 1861 to 1863. The flamboyant Hungarian Colonel was court-... | Bonaparte (1805–1870), son of Jérôme Bonaparte, nephew of Emperor Napoleon I, father of Charles Joseph Bonaparte.
- William Samuel Booze (1862–1933, U.S. Congressman from Maryland's 3rd District, 1897–1899
- Abel G. Cadwallader (1841–1907), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
- Jack L. Chalker (1944–2005), author
- Bar... | 8,739 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick Haldimand [SEP] conflict | Frederick Haldimand
Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB (August 11, 1718 – June 5, 1791) was a military officer best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. From 1778 to 1786, he served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, during which time he... | Revolution Northern campaign Commissioned as officer, 1779.
In February 1779, Brant traveled to Montreal to meet with Frederick Haldimand, the military commander and Governor of Quebec. Haldimand commissioned Brant as Captain of the Northern Confederated Indians. He also promised provisions, but no pay, for his Volunte... | 8,740 | zeroshot-train |
Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta [SEP] conflict | Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta
Gabriel de Mendizábal Iraeta "Primer Conde de Cuadro de Alba de Tormes" (14 May 1765, Bergara, Gipuzkoa) – 1 September 1838, Madrid) was a Spanish general officer who fought in the Peninsular War. He is known for his command of Spanish forces during the Battle of the Gebora. It is important... | the South) from Andalusia into the neighbouring Spanish region of Extremadura and laid siege to the important fortress town of Badajoz. Viscount Wellington and the Spanish Captain-General Pedro Caro y Sureda, 3rd marqués de La Romana sent a large Spanish army to raise the siege. La Romana, however, died before the army... | 8,741 | zeroshot-train |
George Glas Sandeman Carey [SEP] conflict | George Glas Sandeman Carey
Major-General George Glas Sandeman Carey (1867-1948) an officer in the British Army who, during World War I, prevented a breakthrough of the German forces to Amiens in the Second Battle of the Somme in 1918 by assembling a scratch force of British and American troops.
He was made a Companion ... | - Rich Glas, American basketball coach
- Stéphane Glas (born 1973), French rugby player
- Tyko Gabriel Glas, fictional character in the Swedish novel "Doctor Glas" (1905)
- Uschi Glas (born 1944), German film and television actress
See also.
- Glasite, Scottish denomination founded by John Glas
- John S. Glas Field Hou... | 8,742 | zeroshot-train |
Gerhard Fieseler [SEP] conflict | Gerhard Fieseler
Gerhard Fieseler (April 15, 1896 – September 1, 1987) was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer.
From birth to the 1918 armistice.
Fieseler was born in Glesch. He joined the Air Service of the German Army in 1915. Despite a crash during training ho... | used the conflict to test new aircraft and revolutionary new air warfare concepts.
- The Spanish Republican government airline LAPE ceases operations. The Franco government expropriates LAPE's aircraft and transfers them to the airline Iberia.
- On the ninth anniversary of its founding, the Fieseler aircraft manufactur... | 8,743 | zeroshot-train |
Gotthard Handrick [SEP] conflict | Gotthard Handrick
Gotthard Handrick (25 October 1908 – 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Career.
Handrick won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. As a fighter pilot, he fought in the Spanish Civil ... | Wahl, Julius Eisenecker, Erwin Casmir, August Heim, Hans Esser, Hans-Georg Jörger
- Women's foil
- Helene Mayer
- Hedwig Haß
- Olga Oelkers
Modern pentathlon.
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1936, with Gotthard Handrick winning gold.
- Gotthard Handrick
- Hermann Lemp
- Herbert Bramfeld
Rowing.
Germany h... | 8,744 | zeroshot-train |
Gustav Wachtmeister [SEP] conflict | Gustav Wachtmeister
Gustav Wachtmeister (25 July 1757 – 20 July 1826) was a Swedish Army officer made famous at the Battle of Valkeala in Finland in 1789 against Russia where he was wounded by a musket shot to his arm, which had to be amputated. He was made the hero of the hour by King Gustav III of Sweden who was in d... | Gustaf de la Gardie, who without further issue sold the entire collection to Count Carl de Geer, who gifted the entire collection to his granddaughter Countess Elizabeth (von Platen) Wachtmeister, who first created the Wachtmeister family trust of paintings and had the original collection inventory from 1794 updated by... | 8,745 | zeroshot-train |
HMAS Doomba [SEP] conflict | HMAS Doomba
HMAS "Doomba was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warship of World War II. Built for the Royal Navy around the end of World War I as the Hunt-class minesweeper HMS "Wexford, the ship only saw two years of service before she was decommissioned in 1921 and sold to the Doomba Shipping Company. The vessel was rena... | HMAS "Doomba"
- HMAS "Orara"
- HMAS "Warrego"
- HMAS "Warrnambool"
- HMAS "Echuca"
- HMAS "Burnie"
- HMAS "Mildura" | 8,746 | zeroshot-train |
Hans Hoyer [SEP] conflict | Hans Hoyer
Leutnant Hans Hoyer (20 September 1890–15 November 1917) was a German World War I soldier who was decorated as an artilleryman before turning to aviation. As a flyer, he became an ace credited with eight confirmed and three unconfirmed aerial victories before being killed in action while fighting.
Early life... | , vol.149, (Aug 1912)
- "Die Differenzen der uber die Kriegsziele huben und druben", in Krieg und Politik, vol.1 (Sep 1914)
See also.
- German Empire
- Mitteleuropa
- Schlieffen Plan
- Septemberprogramm
Sources.
- Bucholz, Arden (1985): "Hans Delbrück and the German Military Establishment: War Images in Conflict", Iowa... | 8,747 | zeroshot-train |
Harold Rainsford Stark [SEP] conflict | Harold Rainsford Stark
Harold Rainsford Stark (November 12, 1880 – August 20, 1972) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, who served as the 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1939, to March 26, 1942.
Early life and career.
Stark enrolled in the United States Naval Acade... | Freya Stark (1893–1993), English writer about the Middle East
- Graham Stark (1922-2013), English comedian, actor, writer and director
- Hans Stark (1911-1988), German SS officer and concentration camp overseer at Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Harold Stark (born 1939), American mathematician
- Harold Rainsford Stark ... | 8,748 | zeroshot-train |
Heinrich von Zastrow [SEP] conflict | Heinrich von Zastrow
Alexander Friedrich Adolf Heinrich von Zastrow (11 August 1801 – 12 August 1875) was a Prussian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-German War.
Heinrich von Zastrow was born in 1801 a member of the ancient noble Zastrow family, the son of Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zast... | Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zastrow
Colonel Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zastrow (20 August 1768 in Kolpin – 23 June 1815 in Namur) was a Prussian officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Biography.
Von Zastrow was mortally wounded during the storming of Namure on 20 June 1815 leading the Prussian 6th Brigade in an att... | 8,749 | zeroshot-train |
Hobart R. Alter [SEP] conflict | Hobart R. Alter
Hobart Romig Alter (December 13, 1897 – May 13, 1984) was an American citrus grower and politician who served in the California legislature. During World War I, he served in the United States Army.
Alter was born in Washington County, Iowa, the son of E. R. Alter and Mabel Meacham. He died in Orange Cou... | Hobart (given name)
Hobart is the given name of:
- Hobart Alter (1933-2014), a founding pioneer in the surfboard shaping industry, creator of the Hobie Cat, and founder of the Hobie company
- Hobart R. Alter, American politician
- Hobart Baumann Amstutz (1896–1980), a bishop of the American Methodist Church and the Uni... | 8,750 | zeroshot-train |
Horatio Gates Gibson [SEP] conflict | Horatio Gates Gibson
Horatio Gates Gibson (May 22, 1827 – April 27, 1924) was a career artillery officer in the United States Army, and colonel in the American Civil War. In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.
Biography.
Born in B... | , professional wrestler of the 1960s and 1970s known as Killer Karl Kox
- James Gibbons (1834–1921), cardinal, 9th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
- Garretson W. Gibson (1832–1910), President of Liberia 1900–1904
- Horatio Gates Gibson (1827–1924), Union army general
- Adam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book a... | 8,751 | zeroshot-train |
Hunter Marshall III [SEP] conflict | Hunter Marshall III
Hunter Marshall III (1917–1942) was a United States Navy officer killed in action during World War II who received the Silver Star posthumously for his actions.
Biography.
Hunter Marshall III was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 6, 1917. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on... | Hunter Marshall
Hunter Marshall may refer to:
- Hunter Marshall III (1917-1942), a United States Navy officer and Silver Star recipient
- USS "Hunter Marshall" (DE-602), a destroyer escort converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS "Hunter Marshall" (APD-112)
- USS "Hunter Marshall" (APD-112), a hi... | 8,752 | zeroshot-train |
Ioannis Trikoupis [SEP] conflict | Ioannis Trikoupis
Ioannis Trikoupis (1750 in Messolonghi – 30 July 1824 in Messolonghi) was a Greek politician of the Greek War of Independence.
Biography.
Ioannis Trikoupis was born in 1750 in Messolonghi and was the eldest son of the seaman and local notable Matthaios Trikoupis. He attended his first general courses ... | Ioannis Trikoupis contributed to the defence of the city. On 9 November 1822, when the Senate of Western Continental Greece was established, he was elected senator and later a member of the board of the Directorate General and the three-member committee that worked as temporary substitutes for Alexandros Mavrokordatos ... | 8,753 | zeroshot-train |
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov [SEP] conflict | Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov or Iwan Smirnoff (; January 30, 1895 – October 28, 1956) was a Russian World War I flying ace and naturalized Dutch aviator who pioneered the Europe to South East Asia routes. He was born to a poor peasant family, but through courage and good fortune managed to become a... | Ivan Smirnov
Ivan Smirnov may refer to:
- Ivan Smirnov (cyclist) (born 1999), Russian cyclist
- (1885-1919), Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik
- Ivan Nikitich Smirnov (1881-1936), Russian revolutionary
- Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov (musician) (1955–2018), Russian guitarist
- Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov (1895–1956), Russian p... | 8,754 | zeroshot-train |
Jacques Michael Swaab [SEP] conflict | Jacques Michael Swaab
Lieutenant Jacques Michael Swaab (21 April 1894 – 7 July 1963) was an American World War I flying ace with the 22nd Aero Squadron who was credited with ten victories. He later worked in the Hollywood film industry.
World War I service.
Swaab reported to the 22nd Aero Squadron on 27 August 1918 and... | War joined the Kosciusko Squadron of the Polish Flying Corps in Warsaw, Poland
- Lt. Joh G. Agar, (22 areo squadron) Father of John George Agar jr. (Died 21 OCT 1918 after aerodrome crash on 20 OCT 1918)
- Lt. John A. Sperry, (4 aerial victories), B Flight Commander, (Captured POW 10/4/18)
- Lt. Jacques Michael Swaab, ... | 8,755 | zeroshot-train |
Jean François Leval [SEP] conflict | Jean François Leval
Jean François Leval (18 April 1762 – 7 August 1834) was promoted to general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. He rapidly rose in rank during the French Revolution. Appointed to command a demi-brigade beginning early in ... | suppressed. Lapisse advanced together with the divisions of Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani and Jean François Leval. The Dutch-German division of Leval on the left struck the British line first and was defeated; a second attack later in the day met the same fate. At about 3:00 pm, Sébastiani in the center and... | 8,756 | zeroshot-train |
Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice [SEP] conflict | Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice
Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice, baron, (26 June 1775 in Paris – 18 June 1815 near Waterloo), was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars.
Born in an aristocratic family of the Ancien Régime, Desvaux was admitted at the Artillery School of Châlons in 1792, before joining the ... | - Anne Louis Claude Destutt comte de Tracy ("général de brigade")
- Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice ("général de division")
- Louis-Charles Lenoir ("général de brigade")
- Nicolas Philibert Desvernois ("général de brigade")
- François Laquet ("général de brigade")
- François Detrès ("général de division")
- Louis... | 8,757 | zeroshot-train |
Jeremiah Mahoney [SEP] conflict | Jeremiah Mahoney
Jeremiah Mahoney (1840 – November 11, 1902) was a Sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for capturing the flag of the 17th Mississippi Infantry at the Battle of Fort Sanders along with two other men.
Mahoney is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum Malden, Massachusett... | Jeremiah Mahoney (cricketer)
Jeremiah John Mahoney (26 July 1880 – 1 August 1966) was an Australian-born cricketer who played four times for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket.
Mahoney played as a batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Wellington from 1902–03 to 1911–12. After top-scoring ... | 8,758 | zeroshot-train |
Joachim Degener [SEP] conflict | Joachim Degener
Joachim Degener was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. A lifelong professional soldier, he served his country as a junior officer in World War I, a staff officer in the inter-war period and a brigade-level commander during World War II.
Works.
- Greiner, Heinz, Joachim Degener: Aufga... | Degener
Degener is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Edward Degener (1809–1890), German-American politician
- Gülşen Degener, Turkish-born German carom billiards player
- Joachim Degener (1883–1953), German general
- Otto Degener (1899–1988), American botanist and conservationist
- Richard De... | 8,759 | zeroshot-train |
Johann Lasi [SEP] conflict | Johann Lasi
Stabfeldwebel Johann Lasi (born 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories on a single day, while acting as an observer for Julius Arigi. | staff car belonging to Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, and rejoining his unit which later moved to Albania.
While flying on the Albanian front, Arigi sank an Italian steamboat in the port of Valona (now Vlorë).
On 22 August 1916, "Stabsfeldwebel" (Staff Sergeant) Arigi ignored standing orders that an officer had to be a... | 8,760 | zeroshot-train |
John Burgoyne [SEP] conflict | John Burgoyne
General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British army officer, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, most notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762.
John ... | . Washington entered winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey on January 6, though a protracted guerrilla conflict continued. While encamped, Howe made no attempt to attack, much to Washington's amazement.
Course of the war British northern strategy fails (1777–1778).
In December 1776, John Burgoyne returned to London... | 8,761 | zeroshot-train |
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter [SEP] conflict | John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (29 March 1395 – 5 August 1447) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His father, the 1st Duke of Exeter, was a maternal half-brother to Richard II of England, and was executed after King Ri... | Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.
Marriage and children.
In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:
Marriage and children Sons.
- Richard Holland, 2nd Earl of Huntingd... | 8,762 | zeroshot-train |
John Lorimer Worden [SEP] conflict | John Lorimer Worden
John Lorimer Worden (March 12, 1818 – October 19, 1897) was a U.S. Navy officer in the American Civil War, who took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever engagement between ironclad steamships at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 9 March 1862.
Commanding the Union’s only warship of this clas... | USS Worden (DD-352)
The third USS "Worden" (DD-352) was a "Farragut"-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.
"Worden" was laid down on 29 December 1932 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1934; sponsored by Mrs. Katrina L. Halligan, the wife... | 8,763 | zeroshot-train |
John Rannahan [SEP] conflict | John Rannahan
John Rannahan (1836 – 1 June 1892) was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps stationed aboard the during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Rannahan enlisted in the Marine Corps from Philadelph... | , marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. Rannahan was one of nine crewmen from the USS "Minnesota" who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in this battle. He was discharged later that same month.
Medal of Honor citation.
The President of the United Stat... | 8,764 | zeroshot-train |
John S. Lanning [SEP] conflict | John S. Lanning
John S. Lanning (August 29, 1843 – April 13, 1907) was a Union Navy sailor and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He served under the name John S. Lann.
Born on August 29, 1843, in Rochester, New York, Lanning enlisted in the 1st New York Independent Battery Light Arti... | previous Saturday “that activists must urge the government to end Israel's ability to breach international law with 'impunity.” Lanning was quoted as saying that “The policy of governments including our own not to talk to the legitimate representatives of Palestinians is wrong and short sighted.”
Lanning resigned from ... | 8,765 | zeroshot-train |
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan [SEP] conflict | John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (c. 1381 – 17 August 1424) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who fought alongside Scotland's French allies during the Hundred Years War. In 1419 he was sent to France by his father the Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, with an army of 6,000 men. Stewart led ... | was at Avignon in late December 1362, where he is mentioned as "bishop-elect and confirmed" of Moray, but he was not consecrated by the Pope until sometime between early January and early February 1363.
Alexander Bur was involved in a famous conflict with Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan and Lord of Badenoch which fam... | 8,766 | zeroshot-train |
John Tyson Wigan [SEP] conflict | John Tyson Wigan
Brigadier-General John Tyson Wigan, (July 1877 – November 1952) was a senior British Army officer and later a Conservative Party politician. He served with the Desert Mounted Corps during World War I, and was wounded in action three times during campaigning at the Battle of Gallipoli and during the Sin... | States Representative from Alabama
- John Tyson Wigan (1872–1952), British politician and army officer
- John C. Tyson (librarian) (1951–1995), African-American State Librarian of Virginia
- John C. Tyson (1926–2012), American jurist
- John A. Tyson, a United States Tax Court judge | 8,767 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Francis Scott [SEP] conflict | Joseph Francis Scott
Joseph Francis Scott (June 4, 1864 – February 28, 1941) was a private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Scott was born on June 4, 1864 in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined the Marine Corps from Boston in ... | 19 Aug – Viacheslav Molotov
- 26 Aug – Jerusalem
- 2 Sep – Pauline Betz
- 9 Sep – Jo Davidson
- 16 Sep – Josip Broz Tito
- 23 Sep – James Bryant Conant
- 30 Sep – Henry A. Wallace
- 7 Oct – Victor Emanuel
- 14 Oct – Frank Leahy
- 21 Oct – Eugene O'Neill
- 28 Oct – Edward Martin
- 4 Nov – Charles Francis Adams III
- 11 ... | 8,768 | zeroshot-train |
Joshua Hall Bates [SEP] conflict | Joshua Hall Bates
Joshua Hall Bates (March 5, 1817 – July 26, 1908) was a lawyer, politician, and Ohio militia general in service to the Union during the early part of the American Civil War. He was a leading recruiter and organizer of many of the first regiments of Ohio troops who volunteered after President Abraham L... | Joshua Bates
Joshua Bates may refer to:
- Joshua Bates (educator) (1776–1854), American educator and clergyman
- Joshua Bates (financier) (1788–1864), international financier
- Joshua Hall Bates (1817–1908), lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army
- Joshua T. Bates, a fictional character from the series of bo... | 8,769 | zeroshot-train |
József Kiss [SEP] conflict | József Kiss
Lieutenant József Kiss de Elemér et Ittebe was a World War I flying ace for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was credited with 19 aerial victories. He was the most successful Hungarian ace in the war.
Biography.
Born 26 January 1896, Kiss's father was a gardener at the Pozsony military academy. His grandfath... | 1735 Appointed – 18 Aug 1739 Died)
- Zsigmond József Berényi † (30 Sep 1740 Appointed – 25 Sep 1748 Died)
- György Klimó † (15 Nov 1751 Appointed – 2 May 1777 Died)
- Pál László Esterházy † (2 Apr 1781 Appointed – 7 Nov 1799 Died)
- József Király † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed – 17 Jul 1825 Died)
- Ignác Szepesy de Négyes † ... | 8,770 | zeroshot-train |
Karl Allmenröder [SEP] conflict | Karl Allmenröder
"Leutnant" Karl Allmenröder (3 May 1896 – 27 June 1917) was a German World War I flying ace.
The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning the honor of a battlefield commission to "Leutnant" on ... | 11 in November 1916.
Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, took command of Jasta 11 in January 1917. His protege Karl Allmenröder scored the first of his 30 confirmed victories on 16 February 1917. Flying a scarlet Albatros D.III trimmed out with white nose and elevators, Allmenröder would score until 26 June 1917, th... | 8,771 | zeroshot-train |
Kennett B. Dawson [SEP] conflict | Kennett B. Dawson
Kennett B. Dawson served in the California legislature representing the 4th District and during World War I he served in the United States Army. | – Lucrezia Bori
- 7 Jul – Louis D. Brandeis
- 14 Jul – Herbert Hoover Jr.
- 21 Jul – David A. Reed
- 28 Jul – Richard B. Bennett
- 4 Aug – Alexander Legge
- 11 Aug – Duchess of York
- 18 Aug – Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock (Louise Eustis Hitchcock)
- 26 Aug – Wilbert Robinson
- 1 Sep – Lord Dawson
- 8 Sep – Augusto B. Leguía
-... | 8,772 | zeroshot-train |
Khaled Mosharraf [SEP] conflict | 28 January 2010 for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman), Captain Asad and Captain Jalil of the 10th East Bengal Regiment shot and killed Mosharraf and his two fellow officers. Ironically, both Asad and Jalil fought in K force under Mosharraf during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and Mosharraf had once saved Asad's life whil... | chain of command in Bangladesh Army to be restored, Ziaur Rahman proved unwilling or unable to do so. There was discontent in the Army and Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf and officers like Colonel Shafaat Jamil and Lieutenant Colonel A.T.M Haider planned to remove Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad from power.
Khondakar Mostaq Ahmad wa... | 8,773 | zeroshot-train |
Konstantin Zhostov [SEP] conflict | Vienna. In 1908 Zhostov was promoted to colonel and took command of the 8th Tundzha Infantry Division. Then in 1906-1907 he was again a military attaché in Saint Petersburg and Paris. After his return to Bulgaria he became part of Tsar Ferdinand's retinue. In 19010 Konstantin was made commander of the 3rd Artillery Reg... | Konstantin Zhostov
Konstantin Andonov Zhostov () (30 September 1867 – 30 August 1916) was a Bulgarian general and Chief of the Bulgarian Army Staff.
Biography.
Konstantin Zhostov was born in the village of Gaytaninovo, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. He was the son of Andon Zhostov, a teacher and a significant ... | 8,774 | zeroshot-train |
Kurt-Bertram von Döring [SEP] conflict | Kurt-Bertram von Döring
Generalleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring (18 February 1889 in Ribbekardt – 9 July 1960 in Medingen) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalleutnant. He began his career as a flying ace in World War I, became a flying soldier of fortune during the 1920s and early 1930s, and then joined the res... | of Jasta 4:
- Hauptmann Rudolf Berthold: 25 August 1916 – 28 August 1916
- Oberleutnant Hans Joachim Buddecke: 28 August 1916 – 14 December 1916
- Oberleutnant Ernst Freiherr von Althaus: 14 December 1916 – February 1917
- Leutnant Wilhelm Frankl: February 1917 – 8 April 1917
- Oberleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring: 8 A... | 8,775 | zeroshot-train |
Leopold Anslinger [SEP] conflict | Leopold Anslinger
Leutnant Leopold Anslinger was a German World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories while flying on the Russian Front.
Early life.
Leopold Anslinger was born on 13 August 1891 in Freiberg, Germany.
World War I service.
Anslinger learned to fly pre-World War I, earning pilot certificate N... | Arntzen
Raven Freiherr von Barnekow
Joachim von Busse
Friedrich Classen
Xavier Dannhuber
Kurt-Bertram von Döring
Heinrich Drekman
Willi Gabriel
Stefan Kirmaier
Fritz Loerzer
Hans Nülle
Hermann Pfeiffer
Reinhold Poss
Hugo Schäfer
Rudolf Stark
Leopold Anslinger
Paul Aue
Dietrich Averes
Hans Berr
Franz Brandt
Otto Braunec... | 8,776 | zeroshot-train |
Lewis Golding Arnold [SEP] conflict | Lewis Golding Arnold
Lewis Golding Arnold (January 15, 1817 – September 22, 1871) was a career U.S. Army officer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, primarily noted for his service in Florida.
Birth and early years.
Lewis G. Arnold was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and graduated f... | Lewis Arnold
Lewis Arnold may refer to:
- Lewis Golding Arnold (1817–1871), U.S. Army officer
- Lewis Arnold (director), English director | 8,777 | zeroshot-train |
Lewis William Walt [SEP] conflict | Lewis William Walt
Lewis William Walt (February 16, 1913 – March 26, 1989), also known as Lew Walt, was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Walt was decorated several times, including two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism during World War ... | headquarters on 15 May, forcing the latter to abandon his post and flee to the headquarters of U.S. General Lewis Walt. Fearing Kỳ's forces would kill him, Đính asked Walt for help and was flown to Huế, where the pro-Thi and pro-Buddhist elements were still in control. Đính was then formally replaced by General Cao. Wa... | 8,778 | zeroshot-train |
Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector [SEP] conflict | Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector
Livens Large Gallery Flame Projectors were large experimental flamethrowers used by the British Army in World War I, named after their inventor, Royal Engineers officer William Howard Livens.
History.
Four Livens Large Gallery Flame Projectors were deployed in 1916 in the Battle of ... | Livens was soon put in charge of Z company, a special unit that was given the responsibility of developing a British version of the German flamethrower that had recently been deployed on the Western Front. Four of Livens' massive fixed flame projector - the "Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector" - were to be used on 1 ... | 8,779 | zeroshot-train |
Lorenzo Thomas [SEP] conflict | Lorenzo Thomas
Lorenzo Thomas (October 26, 1804 – March 2, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who was Adjutant General of the Army at the beginning of the American Civil War. After the war, he was appointed temporary Secretary of War by U.S. President Andrew Johnson, precipitating Johnson's impeachment.
Earl... | , O. Cist. (3 Aug 1807 – 16 Sep 1821 Died)
- Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes (12 Jul 1824 – 21 Mar 1849 Died)
- Salvador Sanz Grado (7 Jan 1850 – 21 Jan 1851 Died)
- Antolín García Lozano (5 Sep 1851 – 15 May 1852 Died)
- Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera (27 Sep 1852 – 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
-... | 8,780 | zeroshot-train |
Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison [SEP] conflict | Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison
Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison (born 21 January 1861 - died 18 February 1915) was a French General during World War I, he was Chief of Operations for the General Staff, where he promoted attaque à outrance.
He was a member of Nichan Iftikhar (Order of glory), a Tunisian honorary order.
Exter... | Émile-Joseph Duzer, French colonel (Commander)
- Theodore J Roosevelt brigadier general; died July 22, 1944 on WW2.
- Dwight David Eisenhower, general and American president
- Louis Leon César Faidherbe, French soldier and colonial administrator
- Célestin Hennion, French army officer and prefect of police
- Henri Gade... | 8,781 | zeroshot-train |
Louis Risacher [SEP] conflict | Louis Risacher
Sous Lieutenant Louis Risacher (born 16 July 1894, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. | Luisa married Louis' brother Philip V of Spain by proxy on 11 Sep 1701. Sadly Maria Adelaide would die in 1712 at Versailles of Measles. These two prestigious marriages were designed by Louis XIV to entice Savoyard support during the War of the Spanish Succession. During this war, Marie Jeanne Baptiste was obliged to s... | 8,782 | zeroshot-train |
Maria van Schooten [SEP] conflict | Maria van Schooten
Maria van Schooten (1555–1573) was a Dutch heroine from the Eighty Years' War. She died from the injuries she received after having participated in the defense during the Siege of Haarlem and was given a public funeral with full military honors. She is believed to have been one of the women led by Ke... | , Godfried (Made 1643 – The Hague 1706)
- Schalcken, Maria (Dordrecht 1645 – Dordrecht 1699)
- Schellinks, Willem (Amsterdam 1623 – Amsterdam 1678)
- Schooten, Floris van (Schoten? 1585/88 – Haarlem 1656)
- Schooten, Joris van (Leiden c. 1587 – Leiden 1651)
- Schrieck, Otto Marseus van (Nijmegen 1619 – Amsterdam 1678)
... | 8,783 | zeroshot-train |
Maurice Challe [SEP] conflict | Maurice Challe
Maurice Challe (5 September 1905 – 18 January 1979) was a French general during the Algerian War, one of four generals who took part in the Algiers putsch.
A native of Le Pontet, Vaucluse, and a veteran of the Second World War, Challe transmitted the Luftwaffe order of battle to the British prior to D-Da... | Foreign Parachute Regiment (1 REP) took part in the Generals' putsch. Operations during this period included the Suez Crisis, the Battle of Algiers and various offensives launched by General Maurice Challe including Operations Oranie and Jumelles. In the 1960s and 1970s, Legion regiments had additional roles in sending... | 8,784 | zeroshot-train |
Max Ritter von Mulzer [SEP] conflict | Max Ritter von Mulzer
Leutnant Max Ritter von Mulzer was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. He was the first Bavarian fighter ace, first Bavarian ace recipient of the Pour le Merite, and first Bavarian knighted for his exploits.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Max Mulzer was born on 9 July 18... | Arntzen
Raven Freiherr von Barnekow
Joachim von Busse
Friedrich Classen
Xavier Dannhuber
Kurt-Bertram von Döring
Heinrich Drekman
Willi Gabriel
Stefan Kirmaier
Fritz Loerzer
Hans Nülle
Hermann Pfeiffer
Reinhold Poss
Hugo Schäfer
Rudolf Stark
Leopold Anslinger
Paul Aue
Dietrich Averes
Hans Berr
Franz Brandt
Otto Braunec... | 8,785 | zeroshot-train |
Maynard carbine [SEP] conflict | Maynard carbine
The Maynard carbine was a breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War. The First Model was manufactured between 1858 and 1859. About 5,000 were made. In United States service it was distributed to the 9th Pennsylvania and 1st Wisconsin cavalry regiments, United States Marines aboard ... | Another significant feature was that the use of a metallic cartridge prevented gas escape at the breech, a serious concern for early externally primed breechloaders.
Production.
The Springfield Armory manufactured a sample Maynard carbine in .48 caliber and it was tested in May 1856. The gun, fired at ranges from 100 t... | 8,786 | zeroshot-train |
Melchisedek Tsouderos [SEP] conflict | Melchisedek Tsouderos
Melchisedek Tsouderos (; 1769-1823) was a Greek monk and fighter of the Greek War of Independence from Crete. He was killed in 1823 in a battle with the Ottoman forces.
Biographical information.
He was born in 1769. His name was Michael and he had origins from the historic Tsouderos family. He was... | its conflict against Russia, couldn't intervene in a significant way in Crete. It preferred to follow the advice of Great Britain and send two emissaries to the island to negotiate with the insurgents. These emissaries were Kostis Adosidis Pasha, old governor of the province of Lasithi, and the Cretan Turk Selim Efendi... | 8,787 | zeroshot-train |
Mohamed Harbi [SEP] conflict | Mohamed Harbi
Mohamed Harbi (born 1933) is an Algerian historian who was a member of the FLN during the Algerian War of Independence.
Mohamed Harbi was born in 1933 into a wealthy family in El Harrouch, Algeria. At the age of 15, he joined the FLN. According to his later memoirs, Harbi lived underground in France and g... | held at Guantanamo Bay (released 2005)
- Mishal Sayed Al-Harbi (born 1975), Kuwaiti sprinter
- Mohamed Abdullah Al Harbi, Saudi Arabian held at Guantanamo Bay (released 2007)
- Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi (born 1973), Saudi Arabian held at Guantanamo Bay
- Mohsin Al-Harbi (born 1980), Omani footballer
- Osama Al Harbi ... | 8,788 | zeroshot-train |
Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. [SEP] conflict | Mortaio da 210/8 D.S.
The Mortaio da 210/8 was a siege howitzer which served with Italy during World War I and World War II.
History.
The Mortaio da 210/8 was a multi-purpose weapon that could be used in a number of roles such as fortress, coastal and siege artillery. Despite the name "Mortaio," the weapon was not a m... | by artillery tractors and it was unsuitable for use on soft ground.
Weapons of comparable performance and era.
- Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. - A comparable Italian mortar.
- 21 cm Mörser 10 - A comparable German mortar. | 8,789 | zeroshot-train |
Nguyễn Đức Soát [SEP] conflict | Nguyễn Đức Soát
Nguyễn Đức Soát (born June 24, 1946) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment (later the 927th FR) and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with six kills.
The following are the six kills credited to him by the VP... | Nguyễn Hồng Nhị and Mai Văn Cường (both eight kills); Đặng Ngọc Ngự (seven kills), Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh, Nguyễn Ngọc Độ, Nguyễn Nhật Chiêu, Lê Thanh Đạo, Nguyễn Đăng Kỉnh, Nguyễn Đức Soát, and Nguyễn Tiến Sâm (six kills each), and Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa (five kills).
Additionally, three Syrian pilots are known to have attained ace s... | 8,790 | zeroshot-train |
Oscar Wadsworth Field [SEP] conflict | Oscar Wadsworth Field
Oscar Wadsworth Field (October 6, 1873 – January 5, 1912) was a private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Field was born on October 6, 1873 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He joined the Marine Corps from Br... | Noel Field, central character of several show trials in Eastern Europe during the 1950s
- Osmond F. Field, American college sports coach
- Oscar Wadsworth Field, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Richard Field (disambiguation), several people of that name
- Roger Field (disambiguation), several people of that name
- ... | 8,791 | zeroshot-train |
Otto Jindra [SEP] conflict | Otto Jindra
Hauptmann Otto Jindra was an Austro-Hungarian flying ace during World War I, credited with nine aerial victories while flying as an aerial observer. His abilities as both leader and administrator led to his accelerated promotion and appointments to command of aviation units despite his lack of pilot's crede... | Jindra
Jindra may refer to:
- 3515 Jindra, a main-belt asteroid named after Lumír Jindra (b. 1936)
People.
People Last name.
- Alfréd Jindra (1930–2006), a Czechoslovak sprint canoer
- Aleš Jindra (born 1973), a Czechoslovak football coach and former player
- Jan Jindra (born 1932), a Czech rower
- Josef Jindra (born 1... | 8,792 | zeroshot-train |
Otto Parschau [SEP] conflict | Otto Parschau
Leutnant Otto Parschau (11 November 1890 – 21 July 1916) was a German World War I Flying Ace and recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and Iron Cross, First Class. He was noted as one of the pre-eminent aces on the Fokker Eindecker. He was one of the world's first flying aces... | strong German defenses.
- Attacks on High Wood – German artillery barrages stalled the British advance to the north end of the wood.
- German flying ace Otto Parschau was mortally wounded by aircraft fire from British pilot John Oliver Andrews over Grévillers, France. Parschau was able to land his plane and rushed to h... | 8,793 | zeroshot-train |
Otto von Bülow [SEP] conflict | Otto von Bülow
Otto von Bülow (16 October 1911 – 5 January 2006) was a German U-boat commander in World War II, and a captain in the "Bundesmarine". He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Family.
Bülow was born in Wilhelmshaven as the son of Captain Otto von Bülow (1... | . Otto Schimek
782. Otto Schmirgal
783. Otto Schulz (admiral)
784. Otto Skorzeny
785. Otto Steinbrinck
786. Otto Strasser
787. Otto Telschow
788. Otto Tief
789. Otto Ville Kuusinen
790. Otto von Bülow
791. Otto von Knobelsdorff
792. Otto von Lossow
793. Otto von Porat
794. Otto von Stülpnagel
795. Otto Wöhler
796. Otto... | 8,794 | zeroshot-train |
Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón [SEP] conflict | Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón
Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Alfonso-Pimentel (1786–1851), better known as the Prince of Anglona, was a Spanish military officer during the Peninsular War Director of the Prado Museum between 1820 and 1823 and Captain General of Cuba (from January 1840 to March 1841).
The second son... | (1755-1807)
- Pedro de Alcántara Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duke of the Infantado (1768–1841)
- Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 14th Duke of the Infantado (1810–1844)
- Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón (1786–1851)
- Pedro Agustín Girón (1778–1842) | 8,795 | zeroshot-train |
Philip St. George Cooke [SEP] conflict | Philip St. George Cooke
Philip St. George Cooke (June 13, 1809 – March 20, 1895) was a career United States Army cavalry officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War. He is noted for his authorship of an Army cavalry manual, and is sometimes called the "Father of the U.S. Cavalry." His service in the... | as the Southern Trail or Southern Emigrant Trail.
Cooke and the Mormon Battalion establish the route.
On February 22, 1847 Philip St. George Cooke submitted a report of his journey, printed by the U. S. Senate in 1849, as the Official Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke from Santa Fe, in New Mexico, t... | 8,796 | zeroshot-train |
Pierre Goybet [SEP] conflict | Pierre Goybet
Pierre Goybet (9 June 1887 – 7 December 1963) was a member of the French military in World War I and World War II.
Early life.
Goybet was born in Mostaganem, Algeria, the third son of General Mariano Goybet and father of Adrien Goybet Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, third generation in this decoration. ... | Savoie.
- Bulletin AHH no 29 novembre 1987. Notice sur famille Goybet écrite par Monsieur Pierre Jaillard Président de l'héraldique de France
- La famille Montgolfier par Leon Rostaing, Éditions A.Rey 1910, p. 316 à 319 et p. 325.
External links.
- Link on the family of chevalier Henri Goybet: Famille du Chevalier Hen... | 8,797 | zeroshot-train |
Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié [SEP] conflict | Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié
Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié (1890-1967), nicknamed Baron Le Roy, was a World War I fighter pilot credited with five aerial victories. He was the co-founder of the "Institut National des Appellations d'Origine" (INAO) and guided the creation of the "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) ... | of alcohol.
The attendees almost unanimously rejected the proposal as an intolerable interference.
Some years later, Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié insisted on tighter regulations in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Capus then worked to ensure that quality controls for the appellations were introduced throughout France.
Le Roy ... | 8,798 | zeroshot-train |
Remington D. B. Vernam [SEP] conflict | Remington D. B. Vernam
Lieutenant Remington D. B. Vernam (March 24, 1896 - December 1, 1918) was an American pilot who had enlisted in the French air service during World War I, and was transferred to the United States Army Air Service after American entry into the war.
He attained ace status when he shot down three en... | between 10 and 30 October 1918 while flying with the 22nd Aero Squadron. Vernam was shot down behind German lines on October 30, 1918, aged 22, later dying from his wounds. He is buried in the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in France.
Citation.
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Remington D. B. Vernam, First... | 8,799 | zeroshot-train |
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