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Franz von Weyrother [SEP] conflict | Franz von Weyrother
Franz von Weyrother (1755 – 16 February 1806) was an Austrian staff officer and general who fought during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He drew up the plans for the disastrous defeats at the Battle of Rivoli, Battle of Hohenlinden and the Battle of Austerlitz, in which the A... | , Oscar. "Weyrother, Franz von" in: "Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie" 42 (1897), : S. 287–289.
- Ebert, Jens-Floria, "Die Österreichischen Generäle 1792–1815", Franz von Weyrother, Napoleon Online (de) Portal zu Epoche. October 2003.
References External links.
- Weyrother by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna | 9,700 | zeroshot-train |
François Portron [SEP] conflict | François Portron
Sous-Lieutenant François Portron was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
References.
- Military file on French DoD website
- (note: date of birth erroneously given as the 16th of June) | François Portron
- Georges Raymond
- Victor Regnier
- Charles Revol-Tissot
- Louis Rissacher
- Maurice Robert
- Paul Rodde
- Jacques Roques
- Maurice Rousselle
- Basile Saune
- Gilbert J. Uteau
- Pierre Violet-Marty
- Pierre Wertheim
References.
- Notes
- Bibliography | 9,701 | zeroshot-train |
Friedrich Ritter von Röth [SEP] conflict | Friedrich Ritter von Röth
Oberleutnant Friedrich Ritter von Röth (29 September 1893 – 31 December 1918) was a German World War I fighter ace with 28 victories. He was the most successful German pilot at shooting down enemy observation balloons; 20 of his triumphs were against them.
Early service.
Friedrich Röth served ... | August 1917 – 1 December 1917
4. Heinrich Geigl: 1 December 1917 – 4 April 1918
5. Friedrich Ritter von Röth: 8 April 1918 – 9 September 1918
6. Rudolf Eck: 9 September 1918 – October 1918
7. Friedrich Ritter von Röth: October 1918 – 11 November 1918
8. Albert Wilhelm Ferdinand Gröner, 1 November 1916 – 20 July 1917
Du... | 9,702 | zeroshot-train |
George Charrette [SEP] conflict | George Charrette
George Charrette (June 6, 1867 – February 7, 1938) was an enlisted man and later officer in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Spanish–American War.
Biography.
Charrette was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 6, 1867. He enlisted in the United States Na... | USS Charrette
USS "Charrette" (DD-581) was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War. Entering service during World War II, she spent her career in the Pacific theatre. Placed in reserve following the wa... | 9,703 | zeroshot-train |
Hamidur Rahman [SEP] conflict | Hamidur Rahman
Hamidur Rahman (2 February 195328 October 1971) was a sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Rahman was killed on 28 October 1971 at Dhalai, Sylhet during an attempt to capture the Pakistani Army's position. The advancing Mukti Bahini column finally captured the Dhalai Border Outp... | on 11 December 2007 he was buried again at "Buddhijibi Koborsthan" (Cemetery), Dhaka.
Rahman was posthumously awarded the Bir Sreshtho, Bangladesh's highest award for valor, for his actions.
Legacy.
Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman Stadium in Jhenaidah district is named after him. A ferry was named after him. A library and... | 9,704 | zeroshot-train |
Harold Van Heuvelen [SEP] conflict | Harold Van Heuvelen
Harold Van Heuvelen (March 30, 1919 – April 26, 2017) was an American composer and musician known principally for his Symphony No. 1 (opus 7), which was composed during World War II and which premiered 67 years later in 2012.
Personal life.
Van Heuvelen was raised in Huron, South Dakota, the son of ... | ovation.
Other compositions by Harold Van Heuvelen include a violin concerto. | 9,705 | zeroshot-train |
Helmut Brümmer-Patzig [SEP] conflict | Helmut Brümmer-Patzig
Helmut Patzig, also known as Helmut Brümmer-Patzig (26 October 1890 – 11 March 1984) was a German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I, and the Kriegsmarine in World War II. He was captain of , the vessel that sank a Canadian hospital ship, , in 1918. Patzig evaded conviction ... | Castle" was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine on 27 June 1918. Firing at a hospital ship was against international law and standing orders of the Imperial German Navy. The captain of "U-86", Helmut Brümmer-Patzig, sought to destroy the evidence of torpedoing the ship. When the crew, including nurses, took to t... | 9,706 | zeroshot-train |
Hiram Frank Davison [SEP] conflict | Hiram Franklin Davison
Lieutenant Hiram Franklin Davison (sometimes mistakenly deemed Hiram Frank Davison) was a Canadian-born World War I flying ace credited with 11 official aerial victories in only 39 days.
World War I.
World War I Enlistment.
When Davison enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 7 January 19... | , it had had 27 flying aces within its ranks, both pilots and observers, including William Meggitt, Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, Alfred Atkey, John Everard Gurdon, William Frederick James Harvey, Ernest Elton, Frank Weare, Carleton Main Clement, Frank George Gibbons, Edwin C. Bromley, Chester Thompson, Hiram Frank ... | 9,707 | zeroshot-train |
Horace Porter [SEP] conflict | Horace Porter
Horace Porter (April 15, 1837May 29, 1921) was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. ... | Blue Streak" - Columbia Pictures - Guitar
- "Conflict of Interest" - HBO Films - Production Asst.
- "Brady Bunch the Movie" -
- "Threesome" – TriStar - Guitarist
Producer Credits.
- Art Decade
- Channel
- Roerer Music
- Horace Godwink
- Boxing Gandhis
- Samantha Farrell
Commercial Credits.
- Burger King – Manthem – Voc... | 9,708 | zeroshot-train |
Hugh Francis Redmond [SEP] conflict | Hugh Francis Redmond
Hugh Francis Redmond was an American World War II paratrooper who later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division. He was in Shanghai disguised as an ice cream machine salesman from 1946 to 1951, returning intelligence information on the Communists.
As he was boarding a ship t... | actor in silent films
- Harry Redmond (baseball) (1887–1960), baseball player with the Brooklyn Superbas
- Harry Redmond (footballer) (1933–1985), English-born footballer who played for Millwall
- Hugh Francis Redmond, American CIA operative
- Ian Redmond, British tropical field biologist and conservationist
- Isobel R... | 9,709 | zeroshot-train |
James Andrew Healy [SEP] conflict | James Andrew Healy
Lieutenant (later Colonel) James Andrew Healy was a World War I flying ace credited with five victories.
Biography.
He was the son of Colonel Daniel Healy, one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders who was killed at San Juan Hill in the Spanish–American War, and Mrs. Mary A. Healy of Jersey City, New ... | S. Ennis, 1 aerial victory
- Lt. James Andrew Healy, DSC, CdG, air ace, 5 aerial victories (Son of Rough Rider Daniel Healy - KIA Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba)
- Lt. James P. Herron, 1 aerial victory
- Lt. Arthur H. Jones, DSC, SSC, CdG, 4 aerial victories
- Lt. Cleveland W. McDermott, DSC, CdG, 3 aerial victories
- M... | 9,710 | zeroshot-train |
James Mitchell Varnum [SEP] conflict | James Mitchell Varnum
James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country. "The career of Gen. Varnum was active, but brief. He graduated at "twenty"; was admitted to the ... | James Mitchell Varnum, who graduated with honors in Brown's first graduating class of 1769, served as one of General George Washington's Continental Army Brigadier Generals and later as Major General in command of the entire Rhode Island militia. David Howell, who graduated with an A.M. in the same year as General Varn... | 9,711 | zeroshot-train |
Johan J. Johansson [SEP] conflict | Johan J. Johansson
Johan J. Johansson (May 12, 1870 – December 4, 1948) was an ordinary seaman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Johansson was born May 12, 1870 in Sweden and after entering the navy was sent to fight in the Spanish–... | Johan Johansson
Johan Johansson may refer to:
- Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969-2018), Icelandic composer
- Johan Johansson (KSMB) (born 1961), Swedish musician
- Johan Johansson i Kälkebo (1866-1928), Swedish politician
- Johan Petter Johansson (1853-1943), also known as JP Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist
- Joha... | 9,712 | zeroshot-train |
Josef Pürer [SEP] conflict | Josef Pürer
Oberleutnant Josef Pürer was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He was one of only four aces to win two awards of the Military Merit Cross. | that was the day that Fejes and Josef Pürer singlehandedly took on a flight of Italian Nieuport fighters, claiming two and having their own plane downed near Schönpass in the process. Certainly, Fejes' reputation with his superiors did not hurt; they evaluated him as "earnest, modest, industrious, dependable" with good... | 9,713 | zeroshot-train |
Joseph Wanton Morrison [SEP] conflict | Joseph Wanton Morrison
Joseph Wanton Morrison (4 May 1783 – 15 February 1826) was a British soldier, best known for commanding the British troops at the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812.
Early career.
Morrison was born in New York (which was then under British occupation in the final days of the American... | Joseph Wanton (disambiguation)
Joseph Wanton may refer to:
- Joseph Wanton (1705-1780), Governor of Rhode Island
- Joseph Wanton, Jr. (born 1730), Loyalist in the American Revolution, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island
- Joseph Wanton Morrison (1783-1826), British soldier | 9,714 | zeroshot-train |
Juan Aldama [SEP] conflict | Juan Aldama
Juan Aldama (January 3, 1774 in San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato – June 26, 1811 in Chihuahua) was a Mexican revolutionary rebel soldier during the Mexican War of Independence in 1810.
Biography.
He was also the brother of .
At the beginning of the War of Independence, Aldama was a captain of the cavalry r... | Juan Aldama, Zacatecas
Juan Aldama is a city in the northwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is the biggest community in the Municipality of Juan Aldama and the seat of the municipal government.
It was renamed for insurgent Juan Aldama. It had previously been known as San Juan Bautista del Mezquital a... | 9,715 | zeroshot-train |
Juan Bautista Baigorria [SEP] conflict | Juan Bautista Baigorria
Juan Bautista Baigorria, also known as Granadero Baigorria, was born in San Luis Province and died at the Battle of San Lorenzo on 3 February 1813, was an Argentine soldier. He died in battle and became famous by having saved his commander when he stopped a royalist from bayonnetting then-colone... | María Guido
- José Manuel Moreno
- José María Paz
- José Mármol
- José Marrone
- José Neglia
- José Nicolás Matienzo
- José Octavio Bordón
- José Pekerman
- Juan Agustín Maza
- Juan Ángel Neira
- Juan Antonio Buschiazzo
- Juan Bautista Alberdi
- Juan Bautista Azopardo
- Juan Bautista Baigorria
- Juan Bautista Bailorett... | 9,716 | zeroshot-train |
Karl Patzelt [SEP] conflict | Karl Patzelt
Oberleutnant Karl Patzelt was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Patzelt's birthplace is often incorrectly given as Crajova, Bohemia. This was caused by an error in his Austrian personal documents deposited in Vienna, which state "Crajova, Böhmen". In fact, no such place exists i... | Fliegerkompanie 42J", which was a dedicated fighter unit, in May 1917. "Flik 42J" had some eight aces on its rolls:
Johann Risztics,
Otto Jaeger,
Karl Teichmann,
Friedrich Hefty,
Ernst Strohschneider,
Georg Kenzian,
Franz Graeser, and
Karl Patzelt.
Udvardy stayed with "Flik 42J" until war's end. The unit's equipment ev... | 9,717 | zeroshot-train |
Karl Scharon [SEP] conflict | Karl Scharon
Vizeflugmeister Karl Scharon was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Biography.
Karl Scharon was born on 15 May 1892.
He first came to notice when he was flying a Fokker D.VII for "Marine Feld Jagdstaffel" 2. The German naval fighter squadron was based at Jabbeke, Belgium. Scharo... | Hans-Eberhardt Gandert
Max Gossner
Adolf Gutknecht
Wolfgang Güttler
Hans Gottfried von Häbler
Heinrich Henkel
Wilhelm Hippert
Hans Hoyer
Paul Hüttenrauch
Michael Hutterer
Fritz Jacobsen
Willi Kampe
Fritz Kieckhäfer
Franz Kirchfeld
Arthur Korff
Fritz Krebs
Karl Meyer (aviator)
Kurt Adolf Monnington
Otto Parschau
Friedr... | 9,718 | zeroshot-train |
Kawasaki Ki-61 [SEP] conflict | Kawasaki Ki-61
The Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (飛燕, "flying swallow") is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. The Japanese Army designation was "Army Type 3 Fighter" (三式戦闘機). Allied pilots initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s and later an Italian aircraft, w... | - Kawasaki Ki-38
- Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
- Kawasaki Ki-48
- Kawasaki Ki-56
- Kawasaki Ki-60
- Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
- Kawasaki Ki-64
- Kawasaki Ki-66
- Kawasaki Ki-78
- Kawasaki Ki-81
- Kawasaki Ki-85
- Kawasaki Ki-88
- Kawasaki Ki-89
- Kawasaki Ki-91
- Kawasaki Ki-96
- Kawasaki Ki-100
- Kawasaki Ki-102
- Kawasaki Ki-105
... | 9,719 | zeroshot-train |
Leo Mustonen [SEP] conflict | Leo Mustonen
Leo Mustonen was a Finnish-American World War II Army Air Corps aviation cadet who was reported missing after a plane crash on November 18, 1942 until his frozen remains were found in October 2005 on the surface of the Mendel Glacier in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 63 years later. He was 22 at the tim... | speed skater
- Leo Mustonen (c1920-1942) – Finnish-American pilot
- Liisa Mustonen (b. 1969) – Finnish film actress
- Markus Mustonen – Swedish musician
- Olli Mustonen (b. 1967) – Finnish pianist, composer, conductor
- Paavo Mustonen (b. 1986) – Cook Islands footballer
- Pasi Mustonen (b. 1960) – Finnish ice hockey co... | 9,720 | zeroshot-train |
Lorenz rifle [SEP] conflict | was .54 caliber, which was slightly smaller than the .577 used by the Enfield and the .58 standardized in later Springfields.
The stock was made of beech or occasionally walnut. The Lorenz could have either block or leaf-sights.
The rifle was fitted with a quadrangle socket bayonet.
Use.
The Lorenz rifle first saw acti... | these were available. A fair number of Lorenz rifles had also been used in the 1859 conflict with France and were worn and not in pristine condition when they reached the United States.
Lorenz rifles in the Civil War were generally used with .54 caliber cartridges designed for the Model 1841 "Mississippi" rifle. These ... | 9,721 | zeroshot-train |
Ludwig von Reuter [SEP] conflict | Ludwig von Reuter
Hans Hermann Ludwig von Reuter (9 February 1869 – 18 December 1943) was a German admiral who commanded the High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow at the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919 he ordered the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the British from seizing the sh... | (1805–1872), French botanist
- Irving Jacob Reuter (1885–1972), former president of Oldsmobile, philanthropist
- James B. Reuter (1916–2012), Jesuit priest
- Ludwig von Reuter (1869–1943), admiral
- Manuel Reuter (born 1961), race driver
- Milly Reuter (1904–1976), athlete
- Odo Morannal Reuter (1850–1913), Finnish zoo... | 9,722 | zeroshot-train |
MAT-49 [SEP] conflict | Army, French Foreign Legion as well as airborne and colonial forces.
Production continued at Tulle until the mid-1960s, then switched to the Manufacture d'Armes de St-Etienne plant (MAS), where the weapon was produced until 1979. In that same year, the French armed forces adopted the FAMAS 5.56 mm NATO assault rifle, ... | cause unintended acceleration. As a result, Toyota has entered into settlement talks with its plaintiffs.
Recall timeline.
- Sep 26, 2007 – US: 55,000 Toyota Camry and ES 350 cars in "all-weather" floor mat recall.
- Nov 02, 2009 – US: 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles again recalled due to floor mat problem, this ... | 9,723 | zeroshot-train |
Markos Botsaris [SEP] conflict | Markos Botsaris
Markos Botsaris (, c. 1788 – 21 August 1823) was a Greek general and hero of the Greek War of Independence and captain of the Souliotes. Botsaris is among the most revered national heroes in Greece.
Early life.
Botsaris was born into one of the leading clans of the Souliotes, in the region of Souli, Epi... | Battle of Peta
The Battle of Peta or Battle of Petta was fought between the Greeks (with Philhellenes) led by Alexandros Mavrokordatos with Markos Botsaris and the Ottomans led by Omer Vrioni on July 16, 1822 (July 4 Julian calendar). The conflict occurred on a hillside near the village of Peta in Epirus.
Background.
A... | 9,724 | zeroshot-train |
Martin Blumenson [SEP] conflict | Martin Blumenson
Martin Blumenson (8 November 1918 – 15 April 2005) was an American military historian who served as a historical officer with the Third and Seventh Armies in World War II and later became a prolific author. His works included an authoritative biography of General George S. Patton.
Biography.
Born in Ne... | 1943—thus came before the effective postdated date of rank for his promotion to colonel—October 1, 1943.
Further reading.
- Blair, Clay (2003). "The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950–1953". Naval Institute Press. , .
- Blumenson, Martin (1990). "General Bradley's Decision at Argentan (August 13, 1944)". University... | 9,725 | zeroshot-train |
Matthew Arlington Batson [SEP] conflict | Matthew Arlington Batson
Matthew Arlington Batson (24 April 1866 – 13 January 1917) was a United States Army Officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War. 1st Lieutenant Batson was awarded the medal for swimming the San Juan River under enemy fire. He was awarded his medal alon... | Batson
Batson is a surname. It may refer to:
- Benjamin Batson (1942-1996), American academic and historian
- Brendon Batson, English soccer player
- Cameron Batson (born 1995), American football player
- Daniel Batson, American social psychologist
- Felix Ives Batson (1819-1871), American lawyer and politician
- Henr... | 9,726 | zeroshot-train |
Matthias W. Day [SEP] conflict | Matthias W. Day
Matthias W. Day (August 8, 1853 – September 12, 1927) was a career American army officer who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions during the American Indian Wars in the latter half of the 19th century. Day was a longtime officer with the African-Am... | in: Laurence T. Yang (Ed.) Research in Mobile Intelligence – Wiley series on Parallel and Distributed Computing, 2010. 320-342.
- Hassan, W., Logrippo, L. A Governance Requirements Extraction Model for Legal Compliance Validation. In Proc. IEEE 17th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'09): RELAW Works... | 9,727 | zeroshot-train |
Maurice Bizot [SEP] conflict | Maurice Bizot
Adjutant Maurice Bizot was a French World War I flying ace credited with ten confirmed aerial victories.
Early life.
Maurice Bizot was born in Puéchabon on 27 November 1896.
World War I.
Bizot joined the French military on 8 January 1915. Rated a "soldat de 2e classe", he was assigned to 11 Regiment d'Art... | Didouche died at the Battle of Douar Souadek,(Conde- Smendou) near Constantine. He was the first zone leader to fall.
The Didouche Mourad county, formerly Bizot, is named in his tribute. It is located on the National 3 between Constantine and commume of Zighoud Youcef. In his tribute as well; a major boulevard ("rue Mi... | 9,728 | zeroshot-train |
Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker [SEP] conflict | Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker
Mustafa Ertuğrul (full name after the Surname Law of 1934 in Turkey; Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker) was a Turkish career officer. He was an officer of the Ottoman Army during World War I and of the Turkish Army in the early stages of the Turkish War of Independence (he was wounded near Aydın in 1919).
He ... | (1912–2009), Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire
- Ertuğrul Özkök (born 1947), Turkish journalist
- Ertuğrul Sağlam (born 1969), Turkish football coach and former player
- Ertuğrul Taşkıran (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi (1912–1944), last crown prince of the Ottoman Empire
- Mustafa Ertuğrul... | 9,729 | zeroshot-train |
Odon Guitar [SEP] conflict | Odon Guitar
Odon Guitar (August 31, 1825 – March 13, 1908) was a general in the Union Missouri State Militia during the American Civil War. He was noted for his successful campaign against Joseph C. Porter and John A. Poindexter's recruiting commands in northern Missouri.
Early life and career.
Odon Guitar was born in ... | December 26, 1865, and raised seven children.
Guitar was president of the Boone County Bar Association until 1878 and he achieved a legendary record of success in defending homicide cases. He supported education, becoming curator of the University of Missouri and as president of the Columbia Board of Education. Guitar ... | 9,730 | zeroshot-train |
Oscar Veniah Dayton [SEP] conflict | Oscar Veniah Dayton
Oscar Veniah Dayton (July 1, 1827 – October 30, 1898) was a commercial agent and broker, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Dayton was born at Catskill, New York, the son of John Harvey Dayton and Charlotte Tompkins.
Civil War.
Dayton enlisted in the 62nd New... | With Riker's death David John Nevin, lieutenant colonel of the regiment, was promoted to colonel, on the field, a position which became effective on June 20 and which he held until he was mustered out on June 29, 1864. The regiment's major Oscar Veniah Dayton, was in turn, promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Riker's body l... | 9,731 | zeroshot-train |
Paul F. Riordan [SEP] conflict | Paul F. Riordan
Paul F. Riordan (November 8, 1920 – February 8, 1944) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Biography.
Riordan joined the Army from Kansas City, Missouri i... | , Canadian rugby union player
- Patrick William Riordan (1841–1914), American Roman Catholic archbishop
- Paul F. Riordan (1920–1944), American army officer; recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Richard Riordan (born 1930), American politician from California; mayor of Los Angeles 1993–2001
- Richard Riordan (Australian p... | 9,732 | zeroshot-train |
Richard Conner [SEP] conflict | Richard Conner
Richard Conner (December 23, 1843–November 4, 1923) was an American Civil War Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in action.
Biography.
A 17-year-old resident of Burlington, New Jersey when he enlisted in the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 7, 1861, he was muste... | restored and preserved as part of the Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, a living history museum in Fishers, Indiana, that is named for him and located on his former property.
Early life.
William Conner, the third son of Richard and Margaret (Boyer) Conner, was born on December 10, 1777. Richard Conner (1718–1807... | 9,733 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Daniel Johnston [SEP] conflict | Robert Daniel Johnston
Robert Daniel Johnston (March 19, 1837 – February 1, 1919) was a brigadier general for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Johnston was born in Mount Welcome, Lincoln County, North Carolina, to Dr. William and Nancy Forney Johnston. He was first cousin to ... | ), Seiten 1-8
- J. Lanjouw: "Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960)." In: "Taxon", Vol. 9, Nr. 7 (Sep., 1960), Seite 220
- Robert Jan 'Roy' van de Hoek: "Restoration and Recovery for Elna Bakker and Ivan Johnston. "R&R" for the Playa del Rey Frogs and Plants." 2005 | 9,734 | zeroshot-train |
Rudolf von Eschwege [SEP] conflict | Rudolf von Eschwege
Leutnant Rudolf von Eschwege was a German World War I flying ace who was the German Empire's only fighter pilot operating on the Macedonian Front. He was credited with twenty confirmed and six unconfirmed victories.
Early life and cavalry service.
Rudolf von Eschwege was born in Bad Homburg vor der ... | Hans Klein
Hans Martin Pippart
Werner Preuss
Karl Schlegel (aviator)
Rudolf Windisch
Hans von Adam
Friedrich Altemeier
Friedrich Friedrichs
Fritz Höhn
Friedrich T. Noltenius
Hans Bethge (aviator)
Rudolf von Eschwege
Wilhelm Frankl
Hans von Freden
Walter Göttsch
Oskar Hennrich
Otto Kissenberth
Wilhelm Reinhard
Otto Schm... | 9,735 | zeroshot-train |
Scott Speicher [SEP] conflict | Scott Speicher
Michael Scott Speicher (12 July 1957 – January 17, 1991) was a United States Navy pilot who was shot down over Iraq during the Persian Gulf War becoming the first American combat casualty of the war. His fate was not known until 2 August 2009 when the Navy reported that Speicher's remains were found in I... | miscalculations that could potentially result in nuclear exchanges. Additionally, intense intelligence preparations for what was to eventually become Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2002. A final issue of extraordinary importance – one that commanded VADM Wilson's personal attention and effort during his time as DIA D... | 9,736 | zeroshot-train |
Sittas [SEP] conflict | Sittas
Sittas (; died 538) was a Byzantine military commander during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). During the Iberian War against the Sassanid Empire, Sittas was given command of forces in Armenia, similar to the status of Belisarius in Mesopotamia. He won a victory over the Sassanids at the battle of ... | them the payment of the new tax. But since the emperor kept assailing him with frequent reproaches for his hesitation, led on by the slanders of Adolius, the son of Acacius, Sittas at last made his preparations for the conflict."
Adolius is next mentioned in 542. At the time he was serving as a military officer in the ... | 9,737 | zeroshot-train |
Stapleton Crutchfield [SEP] conflict | Stapleton Crutchfield
Stapleton Crutchfield served as a Confederate artillerist in the American Civil War. He was closely associated with Stonewall Jackson until Jackson’s death. Crutchfield lost a leg in battle, removing him from service in the field. He returned to field in the last campaign in Virginia, losing his l... | Field's relatives had held several slaves, which Field immediately emancipated on his inheritance. In 1834 Field voted against the entire town of Jeffersonville opposing a proposition to expel the freed negroes, and had to barricade his house against a mob. Field was related to the abolitionist Stapleton Crutchfield. F... | 9,738 | zeroshot-train |
Thomas M. Doherty [SEP] conflict | Thomas M. Doherty
Thomas M. Doherty (May 11, 1869 – September 21, 1906) was a corporal serving in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Doherty was born May 11, 1869 in Ireland and after immigrating to the United States he entered the army from Ne... | Thomas Doherty
Thomas Doherty may refer to:
- Thomas M. Doherty (1869–1906), American corporal in the Spanish–American War
- Tom Doherty (born 1935), American publisher
- Tommy Doherty (born 1979), Northern Ireland international footballer
- Thomas Doherty (actor) (born 1995), Scottish actor
See also.
- Thomas Dochert... | 9,739 | zeroshot-train |
USS Bibb (1853) [SEP] conflict | USS Bibb (1853)
USS "Bibb" (1853) was a Coast Survey vessel that performed survey work during the American Civil War. In 1864, when Washington, D.C. appeared under threat after Lt Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederate army crossed the Potomac River, "Bibb" was commandeered and armed by the Union Navy.
Construction.
"Bibb" was... | USS Bibb
One ship of the United States Navy and two ships of the United States Coast Guard (including its predecessor, the U.S. Revenue Marine) have been named Bibb, in honor of George M. Bibb, senator from Kentucky and briefly Secretary of the Treasury in the Tyler administration.
- , a Revenue Marine cutter launched ... | 9,740 | zeroshot-train |
USS Cactus (1863) [SEP] conflict | USS Cactus (1863)
USS "Cactus" (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for service with the Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.
She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a supply ship and as a ship's tender, but she was also equipped wi... | USS Clover
USS "Clover" may refer to more than one ship in the U.S. Navy:
- , a tugboat commissioned 28 November 1863.
- , a lighthouse tender during World War I.
See also.
- , a Cactus (A)-class buoy tender operated by the United States Coast Guard between 1942 and 1990. | 9,741 | zeroshot-train |
USS Dahlia (1862) [SEP] conflict | USS Dahlia (1862)
USS "Dahlia" (1862) was a paddle-wheel tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. "Dahlia" was assigned to the Mississippi River area to provide tug and other services to Union ships requiring assistance.
Built for the U.S. Army.
"Firefly" was built by the Unite... | These efforts towards revision remained largely unsuccessful.
A Japanese Embassy to the United States was sent in 1860, on board the "Kanrin Maru" and the USS "Powhattan". A First Japanese Embassy to Europe was sent in 1862.
Crisis and conflict Imperial Order to Expel Barbarians (1863).
Belligerent opposition to Wester... | 9,742 | zeroshot-train |
USS Susan Ann Howard (1863) [SEP] conflict | USS Susan Ann Howard (1863)
USS "Susan Ann Howard" (1863) was a schooner requisitioned from the prize court by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
"Susan Ann Howard" was used by the Union Navy for a number of minor roles: storeship, ammunition ship, and collier. She did not remain in se... | daughter Barbara
- Max Elliott Slade as Lovell's older son James (Jay), who attended military school at the time of the flight
- Emily Ann Lloyd as Lovell's younger daughter Susan
- Miko Hughes as Lovell's younger son Jeffrey
The real Jim Lovell appears as captain of the recovery ship USS "Iwo Jima"; Howard had intende... | 9,743 | zeroshot-train |
Umar [SEP] conflict | the office of Chief Inspector of Accountability.
Muslims remained in peace in Medina for approximately a year before the Quraish raised an army to attack them.
In 624 Umar participated in the first battle between Muslims and Quraish of Mecca i.e., the Battle of Badr. In 625 he took part in the Battle of Uhud. In the se... | b. 1822 – d. 1887)
- 15 Jan 1887 – 10 Sep 1896 Monawar `Ali Khan (b. 1869 - d. 1896)
- 15 Jan 1887 – 1892 Mian Mazhar `Ali Khan -Regent
- 10 Sep 1896 - 1 Oct 1906 Mohammad Ya`qub `Ali Khan (b. 1876 - d. 1906)
- 1 Oct 1906 – 15 Aug 1947 Mohammad Sarwar `Ali Khan (b. 1901 - d. 1986)
- 1 Oct 1906 – 9 Apr 1923 Umar un-nisa... | 9,744 | zeroshot-train |
Valentín González [SEP] conflict | Valentín González
Valentín González González (November 4, 1904 – October 20, 1983) was a Republican military commander during the Spanish Civil War. Known as El Campesino (The Peasant) he served in the Ejército Popular (People's Army) of the Second Spanish Republic.
Born in Malcocinado, Badajoz, Spain, Gonzalez worked ... | 4 Jul 1891 Died)
- Enrique Almaraz y Santos (19 Jan 1893 – 18 Apr 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
- Valentín García y Barros (18 Apr 1907 – 10 Dec 1914 Died)
- Ramón Barberá y Boada (28 May 1914 – 11 Sep 1924 Died)
- Agustín Parrado y García (20 May 1925 – 4 Apr 1934 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
- Bl. Manue... | 9,745 | zeroshot-train |
Walter Enneccerus [SEP] conflict | Walter Enneccerus
Walter Enneccerus (21 November 1911 – 3 August 1971) was a officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 July 1940 as "Hauptmann" and "Gruppenkommandeur" of the II./Sturzkampfgeschw... | January 1943, the same unit lost two Ju 87s to the 236 IAP. Symbolic of StG 77s defeat in the Caucasus was the capture of its bomb storage at Belorechenskaya on 28 January 1943.
On 19 February 1943, in the midst of the Third Battle of Kharkov, which Stab., I. and II./StG 77 participated, Commander Walter Enneccerus wa... | 9,746 | zeroshot-train |
Walter Goodale Morrill [SEP] conflict | Walter Goodale Morrill
Walter Goodale Morrill (November 13, 1840 – March 3, 1935) was a Union Army officer 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 Second Battle of Rappahannock Station in November 1863. Also, Morrill's earlier actio... | U.S. Senator, and Secretary of the U.S. Treasury under President Grant
- Mary Morrill, early Nantucket settler and grandmother of Benjamin Franklin
- Rowena Morrill, artist and illustrator
- Samuel P. Morrill, U.S. Congressman from Maine
- Stew Morrill, head coach of the Utah State University men's basketball team
- Wa... | 9,747 | zeroshot-train |
West Sussex County Division [SEP] conflict | West Sussex County Division
The West Sussex County Division was a formation of the British Army, raised in World War II and formed by the redesignation of Brocforce on 9 November 1940. It was redesignated on 18 February 1941, becoming the Essex County Division. It was commanded by four officers, Major-General Edwin Mor... | investors and an HSBC loan.
Ground.
Steyning Town play their home games at the Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RQ.
Honours.
Honours League honours.
- Sussex County League Division One:
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 1985–86
- Sussex County League Division Two:
- Winners (1): 1977–78
- Sussex County League Divisio... | 9,748 | zeroshot-train |
Winchester Model 70 [SEP] conflict | . Despite the introduction of the Remington Model 700 rifle, the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 was still used by the US Marine Corps' scout/sniper teams during the Vietnam War alongside the Remington Model 700 rifle. The original wood stocks were found to be warping in both rifles after a few years of service and both r... | Winchester Model 70
The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle". The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a... | 9,749 | zeroshot-train |
Andrew Edward McKeever [SEP] conflict | Andrew Edward McKeever
Andrew Edward McKeever DSO, MC & Bar, DFC (21 August 1894 – 25 December 1919) was a Canadian World War I two-seater flying ace who, in conjunction with his gunners, was credited with 31 victories. He was the highest scoring pilot on Bristol F.2 Fighter.
Early life.
McKeever was born in Listowel, ... | of production could not keep up with demand for the type.
Perhaps one of the best known flying aces to use the type was Canadian Andrew Edward McKeever, and his regular observer L.F. Powell. By the end of 1917 McKeever had accumulated 30 shoot-downs of enemy aircraft, while Powell had achieved eight aerial kills, while... | 9,750 | zeroshot-train |
Arthur Leyland Harrison [SEP] conflict | Arthur Leyland Harrison
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Leyland Harrison, VC (3 February 1886 – 23 April 1918) was an English Royal Navy officer, and World War I 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 for... | Arthur Harrison
Arthur Harrison may refer to:
- Arthur Leyland Harrison (1886-1918), English Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Arthur Harrison (English footballer) (1878 – after 1902), English footballer
- Arthur Harrison (Australian footballer) (1891-1965), Australian rules footballer
- Artie Ha... | 9,751 | zeroshot-train |
Benjamin Piatt Runkle [SEP] conflict | Benjamin Piatt Runkle
Benjamin Piatt Runkle (September 3, 1836 – June 28, 1916) was one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi fraternity and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Superintendent of Freedmen's Affairs in Kentucky, and was plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Runkle v.... | Runkle v. United States
Runkle v. United States, 122 U.S. 543 (1887), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States determined that the president cannot delegate the power vested in him to approve the proceedings and sentence of a court-martial because the president is the only person bestowed with the jud... | 9,752 | zeroshot-train |
Bill Loxton [SEP] conflict | Bill Loxton
Wilfrid William Loxton (20 January 1909 – 2 November 1992), known as Bill Loxton, was a British Royal Air Force pilot during the Battle of Britain.
Loxton was born in Gretton, Gloucestershire, the son of Ernest Robert Loxton and Mary Ann Loxton (née Minett). After training as a carpenter, he joined the RAF ... | the third day, Loxton and wicket-keeper Don Tallon both came to the crease with Australia in difficulty at 5/139. Tallon and Loxton added a further 43 before the gloveman was caught behind from Bill Edrich. Lindwall came to the crease to join Loxton at 6/172 as Australia faced the prospect of being forced to follow on.... | 9,753 | zeroshot-train |
Burton C. Andrus [SEP] conflict | a United States Military Academy graduate, Class of 1881, who participated in the Philippine–American War in the Philippine Islands. He attended Buffalo University in 1914 and married Katherine Elizabeth Stebbins on April 12, 1916. He worked for the Standard Oil Company of New York from 1910 until he was called to acti... | negotiates with Allied representatives Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe (Christopher Plummer), General Iona Nikitchenko (Len Doncheff) and Henri Donnedieu de Vabres (Paul Hébert) to ensure a unified prosecution. Jackson selects the Nuremberg Palace of Justice for the site of the trials and reconstruction work commences. Göring a... | 9,754 | zeroshot-train |
Carl L. Christensen Jr. [SEP] conflict | Carl L. Christensen Jr.
Carl L. Christensen Jr. served in the California State Legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Navy. | Carl Christensen
Carl Christensen may refer to:
- Carl Christensen (botanist) (1872–1942), Danish systematic botanist
- Carl Christensen (soccer) (born 1956), retired American soccer defender
- Carl Peter Hermann Christensen (1869–1936), last executioner in office for the government of Denmark
- Carl L. Christensen Jr.... | 9,755 | zeroshot-train |
Charles H. Foy [SEP] conflict | Charles H. Foy
Charles H. Foy (1809 – 30 May 1866) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy 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.
Despite being in his early 50's, Foy joined the Navy from Boston in July 1861, and... | 1896–1977), American film director and producer who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
- Charles H. Foy (1809–1866), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Charley Foy (1898 – 1984) American actor
- Chris Foy (actor) (born 1983), Australian actor
- Chris Foy (referee) (born 1962), English football referee
- Ciarán... | 9,756 | zeroshot-train |
Charles Vernon Gridley [SEP] conflict | Charles Vernon Gridley
Charles Vernon Gridley (24 November 1844 – 5 June 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Early life.
Gridley descended from Thomas Gridley (1612–1653), who emigrated from England to New England in 1633. He was born to Frank and A... | USS Gridley (DD-92)
The first USS "Gridley" (DD-92) was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley.
History.
"Gridley" was launched by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California on 4 July 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Francis P. Thomas, the daughter of Captain Grid... | 9,757 | zeroshot-train |
Daniel Hoghton [SEP] conflict | Daniel Hoghton
Major-General Daniel Hoghton (27 August 1770 – 16 May 1811) was a talented and experienced British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars with distinction until his death during combat with the French at the Battle of Albuera in the Peninsula War. His death brought general mourning in Britain... | Hoghton (disambiguation)
Hoghton is a village in Lancashire, England.
Hoghton may also refer to:
- Hoghton baronets
- Daniel Hoghton
See also.
- Haughton (disambiguation)
- Houghton (disambiguation) | 9,758 | zeroshot-train |
David Luther Burgess [SEP] conflict | David Luther Burgess
David Luther Burgess MC (January 28, 1891 – November 30, 1960) was a World War I flying ace who, in 1926, was the sole challenger to Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in a by-election held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Born in Kleinburg, Ontario, Burgess moved to Saskatchewan and... | - Cecil Brock
- George Ai Brooke
- Stanton Bunting
- David Luther Burgess
- Lynn Campbell
- Leslie Capel
- Robert Chandler
- Charles Chapman
- William Chisam
- Arthur Claydon
- Stanley Cockerell
- Arthur Cyril Cooper
- Arthur Gabbettis Cooper
- Sidney Cowan
- Roland Critchley
- Edward Crundall
- Alec Cunningham-Reid
- ... | 9,759 | zeroshot-train |
Democratic Army of Greece [SEP] conflict | Democratic Army of Greece
The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG) (, "Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas" (DSE)), was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War, 1946–1949. At its height, it had a strength of around 50,000 men and women.
The DSE was backed up by the Popular Civil Guard (Λαϊκή Πο... | ) was the first major confrontation of the Cold War. It was fought between 1944 and 1949 in Greece between the nationalist/non-Marxist forces of Greece (financially supported by Great Britain at first, and later by the United States) and the Democratic Army of Greece (ELAS), which was the military branch of the Communi... | 9,760 | zeroshot-train |
Dixie Kiefer [SEP] conflict | Dixie Kiefer
Dixie Kiefer (April 5, 1896 – November 11, 1945) was a United States Navy officer who served during World War II as executive officer of USS "Yorktown" and commanding officer of USS "Ticonderoga". He was one of the Navy's best known figures during the war.
Early life.
Born in eastern Idaho at Blackfoot, Ki... | of Warsaw (of Armia Krajowa)
577. Districts of the Independent State of Croatia
578. Ditchley
579. Divide and Conquer (newsreel)
580. Divina Galica
581. Dixie Howell (pitcher)
582. Dixie Kiefer
583. Dixie Mission
584. Dixon Boardman
585. Dixon Edward Hoste
586. Djamel Belmadi
587. Dmitriy Lavrinenko
588. Dmitry Karbysh... | 9,761 | zeroshot-train |
Duke Charles of Mecklenburg [SEP] conflict | Duke Charles of Mecklenburg
Duke Charles of Mecklenburg () (30 November 1785 – 21 September 1837) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Prussian soldier who served in the Napoleonic Wars. From 1827 until his death he was President of the Prussian State Council.
Early life and entry into the army.
Duke... | the Golden Bull of 1356, Louis secured the electoral dignity. In 1358 Louis was absolved from the papal excommunication.
After Cunigunde's death in 1357, Louis married Ingeborg of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was a daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Euphemia of Sweden. Louis had no children with her, either, ... | 9,762 | zeroshot-train |
Edward Burd Grubb, Jr. [SEP] conflict | Edward Burd Grubb Jr.
Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (known as E. Burd Grubb) (November 13, 1841 – July 7, 1913) was a Union Army colonel and regimental commander in the American Civil War. He served in three regiments and commanded two of them. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointm... | Edward Grubb
Edward Grubb may refer to:
- Edward Grubb of Birmingham (1740–1816), English sculptor
- Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (1841–1913), American soldier and diplomat
- Edward Grubb (Quaker) (1854–1939), British Quaker pacifist and hymnist
- Edward Burd Grubb Sr. (1810–1867), American businessman and abolitionist | 9,763 | zeroshot-train |
Edward Pelham Brenton [SEP] conflict | Edward Pelham Brenton
Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of Martinique in 1809. Brenton became famous in the aftermath of... | Edward Brenton
Edward Brenton may refer to:
- Edward Brabazon Brenton (1763–1845), lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
- Edward Pelham Brenton (1774–1839), officer of the British Royal Navy | 9,764 | zeroshot-train |
Edwin Gray Lee [SEP] conflict | Edwin Gray Lee
Edwin Gray Lee (May 27, 1836 – August 24, 1870) was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Lee family and first cousin once removed of Robert E. Lee.
Biography.
Lee was born to Edmund Jennings Lee II and Henrietta Beding... | 1971, Planters Warehouse was purchased by Mr. Norman Hardee and Mr. Edwin Lee. They renamed it Hardee's Warehouse. Also that year, Gray's, Red front, and Central Warehouses were under the ownership of James E. Gray, Jim Gray, R.K. Adkins, and Jack Sharp, taking the place of his late father-in-law, Mr. Charlie Gray. In ... | 9,765 | zeroshot-train |
Emmanouil Tombazis [SEP] conflict | Emmanouil Tombazis
Emmanouil Tombazis (, 1784–1831) was a Greek naval captain from Hydra, active during the Greek War of Independence, who was appointed Commissioner of Crete for the Greek provisional government in 1823–1824 and naval minister for a short period in 1828.
He was the son of Nikolaos Tombazis and brother ... | , a Greek force consisting of two warships and three fire ships sailed from Hydra, under the overall command of Emmanouil Tombazis on the corvette , the other ships being the brig of Kriezis, two Hydriot fireships (under Antonios Vokos and Manolis Boutis) and Kanaris' own Psarian fire ship. The Greek fire ships under t... | 9,766 | zeroshot-train |
Enoch Poor [SEP] conflict | Enoch Poor
Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736 (Old Style)? – September 8, 1780) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He was a ship builder and merchant from Exeter, New Hampshire.
Biography.
Poor was born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts. His father, Thomas Poor had been part of... | Sep., 1996), pp. 479–501. (JSTOR)
- Operationalising Pro-Poor Growth, A Country Case Study on Uganda, John A. Okidi, Sarah Ssewanyana, Lawrence Bategeka, Fred Muhumuza, October 2004
- "New-Breed" Leadership, Conflict, and Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Sociopolitical Biography of Uganda's Yoweri ... | 9,767 | zeroshot-train |
Enrique Romero-Nieves [SEP] conflict | Enrique Romero-Nieves
Private First Class Enrique Romero-Nieves born in Culebra, Puerto Rico, was a member of the United States Marine Corps who served in the Korean War. He was subsequently awarded the Navy Cross for heroism in battle.
Early years.
Enrique Romero Nieves was born in Culebra, PR and lived with he's pare... | battalion), Master Sergeant Pedro Rodríguez (awarded two Silver Stars), and Staff Sergeant Modesto Cartagena (the most decorated Hispanic in history). Other Puerto Ricans who distinguished themselves were United States Marines Private First Class Fernando Luis García, who became the first Puerto Rican recipient of the ... | 9,768 | zeroshot-train |
Erwan Bergot [SEP] conflict | Erwan Bergot
Erwan Bergot (27 January 1930, in Bordeaux – 1 May 1993) was a French Army officer and author; he served in the French Army during the First Indochina War and Algerian War.
Biography.
Born to a Breton family in Bordeaux, Erwan Bergot volunteered to serve in Indochina after completing his mandatory military... | also.
- Ferdinand Foch
- Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- List of French paratrooper units
- Pierre Segretain
- Pierre Jeanpierre
- Rémy Raffalli
- Paul Arnaud de Foïard
- Hélie de Saint Marc
- Bigeard cap - a French Army hat whose invention is attributed to Marcel Bigeard
Notes and references.
Notes and references Bibliog... | 9,769 | zeroshot-train |
Eugène-Casimir Villatte [SEP] conflict | Eugène-Casimir Villatte
Eugène-Casimir Villatte, Comte d'Oultremont (14 April 1770 – 14 May 1834) fought in the French army during the Wars of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. He rose to command a division at many of the important battles in the Peninsular War. His is one of the names inscribed under the ... | Vignes ("général de brigade")
- Martin Vignolle ("général de division")
- Jean-Baptiste Vigoureux Duplessis ("général de division")
- Jean-Marie de Villaret-Joyeuse ("général de brigade")
- Eugène-Casimir Villatte, comte d'Outremont ("général de division")
- Jean-Louis Villatte ("général de brigade")
- Pierre Justin Ma... | 9,770 | zeroshot-train |
Everett Richard Cook [SEP] conflict | Everett Richard Cook
Captain (later Brigadier General) Everett Richard Cook was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. During World War II, Cook became Deputy Chief of Staff for the U. S. 8th Air Force, headquartered in London, under the command of General Carl "Toohey" Spaatz.
Biography.
Biograp... | Donald R. Norland (Embassy closed 24-Mar-1980)
- Jan-1982 May-1983 John Blane (Reopened embassy 15-Jan-1982, as Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
- 27-May-1983 23-Jul-1985 Jay P. Moffat
- 02-Sep-1985 04-Oct-1988 John Blane
- 15-Oct-1988 15-Nov-1989 Robert L. Pugh
- 04-Aug-1990 21-Jul-1993 Richard Wayn... | 9,771 | zeroshot-train |
Flammenwerfer 35 [SEP] conflict | Flammenwerfer 35
The "Flammenwerfer" 35, or FmW 35 (flame thrower) was a one-man German flamethrower used during World War II to clear out trenches and buildings. It could project fuel up to 25 metres from the user.
It weighed , and held of flaming oil, (Flammöl 19), petrol mixed with tar to make it heavier and to give... | Flammenwerfer 41
The Flammenwerfer 41, or "FmW 41" (literally, "flame thrower") was the standard German flamethrower beginning in 1941 and an upgraded version of the earlier Flammenwerfer 35. It was designed to clear enemy trenches and buildings in highly fortified areas.
The Flammenwerfer 35 had been a long needed upd... | 9,772 | zeroshot-train |
Francis Tennille [SEP] conflict | Francis Tennille
Francis Tennille (1747-May 21, 1819), was a Lieutenant Colonel during the American Revolutionary War who fought for the American Continental Army.
Born in Virginia, Tennille moved to Georgia before the war broke out in 1775. He joined the 2nd Georgia of the Continental Line and on June 20, 1777 became ... | famous English family of that name.
It has been documented that Francis Tennille owned over 6000 acres and 57 slaves.
Legacy.
The city of Tennille, Georgia in Washington County, Georgia, was named in his honor. The population was 1,505 at the 2000 census. It was home for 10 years to noted architect Charles E. Choate.
R... | 9,773 | zeroshot-train |
Frank Potter [SEP] conflict | Frank Potter
Sergeant Frank Potter (1891 – 11 September 1917) was a British World War I observer who became a flying ace, being credited with seven aerial victories.
Military service.
In 1917 Potter was serving in No. 20 Squadron RFC, flying in the Bristol F.2b fighter. He gained his first victory with pilot Lieutenant... | Dec 1920
7. Colonel JW Bridges CBE Jun 1921
8. Colonel HM Jacques DSO, MD Apr 1925
9. Colonel JT Clarke CBE, CStJ, MD Jun 1930
10. Colonel AE Snell CMG, OStJ, DSO Sep 1933
11. Colonel JL Potter BStJ, MD Jul 1936
12. Brigadier RM Gorssline OStJ, DSO, MD Nov 1939
13. Major-General GB Chisholm CC, MC & Bar, CBE, ED, MD Se... | 9,774 | zeroshot-train |
Fred Faulkner Lester [SEP] conflict | Fred Faulkner Lester
Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during World War II while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic... | Fred Lester
Fred Lester may refer to:
- Fred Lester (Australian footballer) (1902–1959), Australian rules footballer
- Fred Lester (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1974), English footballer
- Fred Faulkner Lester (1926–1945), United States Navy hospital corpsman and Medal of Honor recipient | 9,775 | zeroshot-train |
Fred Godfrey [SEP] conflict | Fred Godfrey
Fred Godfrey (17 September 1880 – 22 February 1953) was the pen name of Llewellyn Williams, a World War I songwriter. He is best known for the songs "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" (1916) and "Bless 'Em All" (1917), a 1940s hit recorded by George Formby that can be found on many war films.
Early life.
L... | Sep., 1996), pp. 479–501. (JSTOR)
- Operationalising Pro-Poor Growth, A Country Case Study on Uganda, John A. Okidi, Sarah Ssewanyana, Lawrence Bategeka, Fred Muhumuza, October 2004
- "New-Breed" Leadership, Conflict, and Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Sociopolitical Biography of Uganda's Yoweri ... | 9,776 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick Hitch [SEP] conflict | Frederick Hitch
Frederick Hitch, VC (29 November 1856 – 6 January 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details.
Born in Southgate, in Middlesex... | Hitch (surname)
Hitch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bill Hitch (1886–1965), cricketer
- Brian Hitch (1932–2004), British diplomat
- Bryan Hitch (born 1966), British comic-book artist
- Charles J. Hitch (1910–1995), US Assistant Secretary of Defense and president of the University of Californi... | 9,777 | zeroshot-train |
Gene McAteer [SEP] conflict | Gene McAteer
Gene McAteer served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Navy. | – Jason McAteer (Tranmere Rovers)
- End of season – John McDermott (Grimsby Town)
- End of season – Ian Taylor (Northampton Town)
- 23 June 2007 – Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)
Deaths.
- 18 July 2006 – Jimmy Leadbetter, 78, former Ipswich Town winger.
- 21 July 2006 – Bert Slater, 70, former Liverpool and Watford goalkeeper... | 9,778 | zeroshot-train |
Geoffrey Hornblower Cock [SEP] conflict | Geoffrey Hornblower Cock
Group Captain Geoffrey Hornblower Cock (7 January 1896 – 16 February 1980) was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith 1½ Strutter.
Military career.
Cock joined the 28th Battalion of the Artists Rifles Officers'... | for pilot training, returning to active service in June 1915 flying with "FeldFlieger Abteilung (A) 205" (FAA 205), being wounded again in December 1915. He was posted to the Balkans with FA 28. In mid-1917 he was transferred to Jasta 11 in France and scored his first victory (over British ace Geoffrey Hornblower Cock)... | 9,779 | zeroshot-train |
Gerald Ewart Nash [SEP] conflict | Gerald Ewart Nash
Group Captain Gerald Ewart Nash (12 May 1896 - 10 April 1976) was a World War I flying ace who went on to high command during World War II.
World War I.
Nash joined the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1916. His original flying assignment was to 3 Wing to fly Sopwith 1½ Strutters. During Bloody April ... | William Miller
- Norman Craig Millman
- Laurence Minot
- Hugh Fitzgerald Moore
- Gerald Ewart Nash
- Ernest Edward Owen
- Augustus Paget
- Medley Parlee
- Laurence Pearson
- Geoffrey Pidcock
- Sydney Pope
- Frederick Powell
- Thomas G. Rae
- Richard Raymond-Barker
- Alan Rice-Oxley
- Harry Rigby
- Cyril H. Sawyer
- Lau... | 9,780 | zeroshot-train |
Hadži-Prodan [SEP] conflict | Hadži-Prodan
Prodan Gligorijević, known simply as Hadži-Prodan (; 1760–1825) was a Serbian "voivode" (military commander) in the First Serbian Uprising of the Serbian Revolution, then the Greek War of Independence, against the Ottoman Empire. He led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1814, dubbed "Hadži Prodan's Revolt".
Lif... | (), "Proye" (), "Proyo" (), and others. The patronymic surnames Prodanić, Prodanov and Prodanović are derived from the name.
In Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova Prodan (Russian and Ukrainian: Продан) is found as a surname.
Given name.
- Hadži-Prodan Gligorijević (1760–1825), Serbian Revolutionary
- Prodan Rupar (18... | 9,781 | zeroshot-train |
Harold Evans Hartney [SEP] conflict | Harold Evans Hartney
Harold Evans Hartney was a Canadian-born World War I flying ace with the United States Army Air Service, credited with seven confirmed and one unconfirmed aerial victories.
Early life and service.
Hartney graduated from University of Toronto in 1911 and worked in his brother's law office in Saskato... | War I's start.
On 28 October 1914, Hartney enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. His Attestation Paper, filled out for his entry at Saskatoon, gives his height as 5 feet 9½ inches, his complexion as fair, and hair and eyes as brown. His next of kin is given as Irene McCeary Hartney, care of Russell Hartney. Har... | 9,782 | zeroshot-train |
Harold Leslie Edwards [SEP] conflict | Harold Leslie Edwards
Harold Leslie Edwards DFC MM (28 April 1893 – 15 June 1951) was a Canadian World War I flying ace gunner, who in conjunction with his pilots, was officially credited with 21 victories.
Early life.
Edwards was the son of Joseph Harold Edwards and Ellen Keays; he was born in Franktown, Ontario on 28... | - 1950
- Robert Dickinson Sep 1950 - May 1951
- Charles Pickard May 1951 - May 1953 (previously organist of Holy Trinity Church, Lenton)
- Harry Williams May 1953 - July 1957
- Harold E.F. Bebbington July 1957 - Feb 1962 (previously organist of St Peter's Church, Nottingham and Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrin... | 9,783 | zeroshot-train |
Harry L. Corl [SEP] conflict | Harry L. Corl
Harry L. Corl (1914–1942) was a United States Navy officer killed in action in World War II who received the Navy Cross for his actions in combat.
Biography.
Harry Lee Corl was born in Lambertville, Michigan, on 26 March 1914. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 20 November 1934 and was discharged in 1938. He... | Corl
Corl may refer to:
- David R. Corl (1988-Present), husband to Julia A. Corl, and father of Daniel L. Corl, Arabella A. Corl, and Rebecca A. Corl.
- Harry L. Corl (1914-1942), a United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
- USS "Harry L. Corl" (DE-598), a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during... | 9,784 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Bouquet [SEP] conflict | Henry Bouquet
Henry Louis Bouquet, generally known as Henry Bouquet (1719 – 2 September 1765), was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the... | British from some, threatening others, and also terrorising the settlers in those areas.
Hoping to end the conflict diplomatically, Gage ordered Colonel John Bradstreet and Colonel Henry Bouquet out on military expeditions and also ordered Sir William Johnson to engage in peace negotiations. Johnson negotiated the Trea... | 9,785 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Gilbert Costin [SEP] conflict | Henry Gilbert Costin
Henry Gilbert Costin (June 15, 1898–October 8, 1918) was a private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I near Bois–de–Consenvoye, France during the Meuse–Argonne Offensive.
Biography.
Private Costin was born June 15, 1898 in Baltimore, Maryland, an... | Costin
Costin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Alexandru Costin (born 1991), Moldovan footballer
- Brandon Costin, Australian rugby league player
- Darren Costin (born 1966), English musician
- Frank Costin (1920–1995), British automotive engineer
- Gheorghe Costin (b... | 9,786 | zeroshot-train |
Hiram Scofield [SEP] conflict | Hiram Scofield
Hiram Scofield (July 1, 1830 – December 30, 1906) was a lawyer and Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He entered the Army as a private in 1861 and was discharged as a colonel on January 5, 1866. In February 1866 he was nominated by President Andrew Johnson for appointment to the rank of br... | (1922–2006), Puerto Rican Superior Court judge
- Hiram Runnels (1796–1857), American politician
- Hiram Scofield (1830–1906), American lawyer and Union Army officer
- Hiram Sherman (1908–1989), American actor
- Hiram Sibley (1807–1888), American industrialist and philanthropist
- Hiram Sinsabaugh (c. 1832–1892), Americ... | 9,787 | zeroshot-train |
James Deering Fessenden [SEP] conflict | James Deering Fessenden
James Deering Fessenden (September 28, 1833 – November 18, 1882) was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Primarily a staff officer and operations planner until the latter stages of the war, he commande... | James Deering Fessenden, and the Major-General Francis Fessenden, the latter of whom wrote a two-volume biography of his father, "The Life and Services of William Pitt Fessenden," which was published in 1907. A fourth son, William Howard Fessenden, stayed in Maine to take care of the law practice his father had establi... | 9,788 | zeroshot-train |
James E. Sterling [SEP] conflict | James E. Sterling
James E. Sterling (born 1838, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor 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 Mobile Bay.
Biography.
Born in 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland, Sterling was still living i... | Ross, international footballer
- John Sterling, critic, journalist and poet
- Hector Whitelaw, shinty player and Scotland Vice-captain
- Bob Winter, Glasgow's Lord Provost (2007–2012)
- Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999),singer was born and grew up in Rothesay
References.
- Hewison, James King (1893) "The Isle of Bute in the Ol... | 9,789 | zeroshot-train |
James Henry Reynolds [SEP] conflict | James Henry Reynolds
Lieutenant-Colonel James Henry Reynolds VC (3 February 1844 – 4 March 1932), born Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), County Dublin, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that... | Henry Reynolds (historian)
Henry Reynolds (born 1 March 1938) is an Australian historian whose primary work has focused on the frontier conflict between European settlers in Australia and indigenous Australians.
Education and career.
Reynolds received a state school education in Hobart, Tasmania, from 1944 to 1954. Fol... | 9,790 | zeroshot-train |
James Hogun [SEP] conflict | James Hogun
James Hogun (died January 4, 1781) was an Irish-American military officer who was as one of five generals from North Carolina to serve with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Ireland, Hogan migrated to North Carolina – then a British colony – in 1751. Settling in Halifax Cou... | of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Regiments and was under Brigadier General James Moore on April 10, 1776. He reported to Major General John Armstrong of the Southern Department.
- The 1st Brigade was commanded by Brigadier General James Hogun on January 9, 1779 and consisted of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments, and two companie... | 9,791 | zeroshot-train |
James Lawton Collins [SEP] conflict | James Lawton Collins
James Lawton Collins (December 10, 1882 – June 30, 1963) was a major general of the U.S. Army who served in World War I and World War II, and was the father of Apollo 11 astronaut Maj. Gen. Michael Collins, USAF Reserve (ret.), and Brigadier General James Lawton Collins Jr.. His brother, General J.... | , U.S. diplomat and Ambassador to Russia
- James Lawton Collins (1882–1963), U.S. Army general
- James L. Collins (1883–1953), Texas oil man and community philanthropist
- James M. Collins (1916–1989), U.S. Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Texas
- James Lawton Collins Jr. (1917–2002), U.S. Army gene... | 9,792 | zeroshot-train |
James Maley [SEP] conflict | James Maley
James Maley (19 February 1908 – 9 April 2007) was a Scottish Communist, political activist, Spanish Civil War combatant and World War II veteran.
Early years.
He was born in 1908, one of six children born to Ned Maley, a native of County Mayo and Anne Sherlock from Glasgow, and raised in Stevenson Street in... | Maley
Maley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Maley (1931–1995), British special effects artist
- Anna A. Maley (1872–1918), American journalist and political activist
- Charles Maley (1876–1929), Australian politician
- David Maley (born 1963), American ice hockey player
- Henry Maley (1878... | 9,793 | zeroshot-train |
James Seanor [SEP] conflict | James Seanor
James Seanor (born 1833, date of death unknown) was a Master-at-Arms in the Union Navy who served during 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 Mobile Bay.
Born in 1833 in Boston, Massachusetts, Seanor was livin... | Seanor
Seanor may refer to:
- Seanor, Pennsylvania, a community in Somerset County
- James Seanor, a Union Navy sailor | 9,794 | zeroshot-train |
Jean-François Jannekeyn [SEP] conflict | Jean-François Jannekeyn
Jean-François Jannekeyn (November 16, 1892 – November 17, 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories as a bomber pilot, flying a Breguet 14. Professionnal officer, he remained in the french air force after WW1 and he also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics as a fenc... | Economy
- Jean Bichelonne – Minister of Industrial Production
- Hubert Lagardelle – Minister of Labour
- Joseph Barthélemy – Minister of Justice
- Gabriel Auphan – Minister of Marine
- Jean-François Jannekeyn – Minister of Air
- Abel Bonnard – Minister of National Education
- Jacques Le Roy Ladurie – Minister of Agricu... | 9,795 | zeroshot-train |
Jean-Louis Dubreton [SEP] conflict | Jean-Louis Dubreton
Jean-Louis Dubreton (18 January 1773 – 27 May 1855) enlisted in the French army in 1790 and served during the French Revolutionary Wars where he gained advancement. During the War of the First Coalition he fought against the allies in the north and against the War in the Vendée. By 1801 he commanded... | division")
- Marie Anne Jean Alexandre Dubreil ("général de brigade")
- Jean-Louis Dubreton ("général de division")
- Jean Nicolas Xavier Ducasse ("général de brigade")
- Nicolas Joseph Ducellier ("général de brigade")
- Nicolas Ducheyron ("général de brigade")
- Pierre Alexis Duclaux ("général de brigade")
- Nicolas D... | 9,796 | zeroshot-train |
John Herbert Hedley [SEP] conflict | John Herbert Hedley
Captain John Herbert Hedley (19 July 1887 – 1 April 1977) was a World War I British flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories. The observer ace claimed to have survived a bizarre flying mishap which earned him the moniker "The Luckiest Man Alive." Hedley also survived uninjured after his plan... | of his military service.
Family Background.
John Herbert Hedley, son of Ralph Hedley and his wife Ann Dunn Hair Hedley, was born on 19 July 1887 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. He was the oldest of three surviving sons. In 1891 and 1901, John, his parents, and two brothers continued to live in North Shields.... | 9,797 | zeroshot-train |
John Horace Forney [SEP] conflict | John Horace Forney
John Horace Forney (August 12, 1829 – September 13, 1902) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Early life.
John Horace Forney was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina to Jacob and Sabina Swope Hoke Forney 0n August 12, 1829. He was the younger brother of Con... | Confederate Major General John Horace Forney, first cousin of Confederate Brigadier General Robert Daniel Johnston and second cousin of Confederate Major Generals Robert F. Hoke and Stephen Dodson Ramseur. Forney pursued an education in classical studies, and graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 18... | 9,798 | zeroshot-train |
John Lafferty [SEP] conflict | John Lafferty
John Lafferty or Laverty (1842 – November 13, 1903) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War and is one of only 19 people in history to receive the Medal of Honor twice.
Biography.
According to his first Medal of Honor citation John Lafferty was born in June 1842 in New York City. Accor... | Sep., 1996), pp. 479–501. (JSTOR)
- Operationalising Pro-Poor Growth, A Country Case Study on Uganda, John A. Okidi, Sarah Ssewanyana, Lawrence Bategeka, Fred Muhumuza, October 2004
- "New-Breed" Leadership, Conflict, and Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Sociopolitical Biography of Uganda's Yoweri ... | 9,799 | zeroshot-train |
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